Marcus Aurelius ( 10 of 39 )
Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good read more
Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good while life and power are still yours.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
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.
The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it
The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it
Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.
Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury
The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
Shame on the soul, to falter on the road of life while the body yet endures
Shame on the soul, to falter on the road of life while the body yet endures
Zoilus, why do you delight in using a whole pound weight of gold for the setting of a stone, and read more
Zoilus, why do you delight in using a whole pound weight of gold for the setting of a stone, and thus burying your poor sardonyx? Such rings are more suited to your legs the weight is too great for fingers
So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you should ever have become a read more
So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you should ever have become a father
