Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"A man should always have these two rules in readiness. First, to do only what the reason of your ruling and legislating faculties suggest for the service of man. Second, to change your opinion whenever anyone at hand sets you right and unsettles you in an opinion, but this change of opinion should come only because you are persuaded that something is just or to the public advantage, not because it appears pleasant or increases your reputation."
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"A man should always have these two rules in readiness. First, to do only what the reason of your ruling and legislating faculties suggest for the service of man. Second, to change your opinion whenever anyone at hand sets you right and unsettles you in an opinion, but this change of opinion should come only because you are persuaded that something is just or to the public advantage, not because it appears pleasant or increases your reputation."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?"
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"It is a ridiculous thing for a man not to fly from his own badness, which is indeed possible, but to fly from other men's badness, which is impossible."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"III. I have often wondered how it should come to pass, that every man loving himself best, should more regard other men's opinions concerning himself than his own. For if any God or grave master standing by, should command any of us to think nothing by himself but what he should presently speak out; no man were able to endure it, though but for one day. Thus do we fear more what our neighbours will think of us, than what we ourselves."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"Even the least of our activities ought to have some end in view."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"God give me patience, to reconcile with what I am not able to change Give me strength to change what I can And give me wisdom to distinguish one from another."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"The blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything thrown into it."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"No more roundabout discussions of what makes a good man. Be one!"
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"When you run up against someone else’s shamelessness, ask yourself this: Is a world without shamelessness possible?No. Then don’t ask the impossible. There have to be shameless people in the world. This is one of them. The same for someone vicious or untrustworthy, or with any other defect. Remembering that the whole world class has to exist will make you more tolerant of its members."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"If all emotions are common coin, then what is unique to the good man?To welcome with affection what is sent by fate. Not to stain or disturb the spirit within him with a mess of false beliefs. Instead, to preserve it faithfully, by calmly obeying God – saying nothing untrue, doing nothing unjust. And if the others don’t acknowledge it – this life lived in simplicity, humility, cheerfulness – he doesn’t resent them for it, and isn’t deterred from following the road where it leads: to the end of life. An end to be approached in purity, in serenity, in acceptance, in peaceful unity with what must be."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive-- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love"
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"Regain your senses, call yourself back, and once again wake up. Now that you realize that only dreams were troubling you, view this 'reality' as you view your dreams."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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