“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.” Marcus Aurelius LifePower
“Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.” Marcus Aurelius Education
“Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.” Marcus Aurelius Care
“Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.” Marcus Aurelius Character
“Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.” Marcus Aurelius StrongTime
“Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.” Marcus Aurelius Beauty
“We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that.” Marcus Aurelius
“Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.” Marcus Aurelius Trouble
“We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after season without thinking of the grapes it has borne.” Marcus Aurelius GoodRap
“Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.” Marcus Aurelius DeathDesire
“Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.'” Marcus Aurelius FutureGood
“And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.” Marcus Aurelius LieLife