Marcus Aurelius

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.

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

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

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own read more

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. -Marcus Aurelius.

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought read more

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to site thn it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of read more

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.