Marcus Aurelius

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; read more

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.

For all their compliments do verses pay? They mayn't, yet these same poems make me gay

For all their compliments do verses pay? They mayn't, yet these same poems make me gay

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.

Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under read more

Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.