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Quotes by Marcus Aurelius | Roman Emperor | Stoicism | “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”
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Life’s chaos?
Marcus had a system.
10 timeless Stoic rules to stay calm, clear, and in control.
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It's silly to try to escape other people's faults. They are inescapable. Just try to escape your own.
To live a good life: We have the potential for it. If we learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference.
It's all in how you perceive it. You're in control. You can dispense with misperception at will, like rounding the point.
Die not murmuring and complaining, but truly meek and well satisfied, and from thy heart thankful unto the gods.
What a power man has to do nothing except what God will approve, and to accept all that God may give him.
True good fortune is what you make for yourself.
Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.
Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.
The end of a rational constitution is: to do nothing rashly, to be kind towards men, and in all things willingly to submit unto the gods.
I endure labour; I do not need many things; when I have anything to do, I do it myself rather than by others.
Do not act as if thou wert going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over thee. While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good.
Never esteem anything as profitable which shall constrain you either to break your faith, or to lose your modesty.
Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter:
not
"This is misfortune,"
but
"To bear this worthily is good fortune."