Quotes from Marcus Aurelius

love of family, love of truth, love of justice, and (thanks to him!) to know Thrasea, Helvidius, Cato, Dion, Brutus; and the conception of a state with one law for all, based upon individual equality and freedom of speech, and of a sovrainty which prizes above all things the liberty of the subject;

The obstacle is the way.

The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

Harbour no such opinions as he holds who does thee violence, or as he would have thee hold. See things in all their naked reality.

Accustom yourself to attend closely to what is said by others, and as far as possible to penetrate into the mind of the speaker.

Think not so much of what thou hast not as of what thou hast: but of the things which thou hast select the best, and then reflect how eagerly they would have been sought, if thou hadst them not.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.

If it is not right do not do it, if it is not true do not say it.

Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours.

Remember: Matter: how tiny your share of it. Time: how brief and fleeting your allotment of it. Fate: how small a role you play in it.

In reading and writing, you cannot lay down rules until you have learnt to obey them. Much more so in life.