10 Powerful Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

Perfection of character is the ultimate goal of life. – Marcus Aurelius

Focus on the present moment, for it is the only reality. – Marcus Aurelius

Do not let the opinion of others define your self-worth. – Marcus Aurelius

The obstacles in your path are not obstacles; they are the path itself. – Marcus Aurelius

Our actions may be impeded, but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions. – Marcus Aurelius

Choose not to be harmed and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed, and you haven’t been. – Marcus Aurelius

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny. – Marcus Aurelius

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. – Marcus Aurelius

10 Powerful Quotes from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations part 2

The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have. – Marcus Aurelius

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury. – Marcus Aurelius

Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one. – Marcus Aurelius

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. – Marcus Aurelius

Do every act of your life as if it were your last. – Marcus Aurelius

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. – Marcus Aurelius

The only wealth that cannot be taken away from you is knowledge. – Marcus Aurelius

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it. – Marcus Aurelius

Your mind will always be occupied by something. Make sure it’s something worth occupying your mind with. – Marcus Aurelius

The only way to happiness is to cease worrying about things that are beyond our control. – Marcus Aurelius

It is not death that a man should fear, but rather he should fear never beginning to live. – Marcus Aurelius

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. – Marcus Aurelius

The universe is change. Our life is what our thoughts make it. – Marcus Aurelius

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. – Marcus Aurelius

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together. – Marcus Aurelius

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. – Marcus Aurelius

Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one. – Marcus Aurelius

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. – Marcus Aurelius

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

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. – Marcus Aurelius

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. – Marcus Aurelius

No man discourses well while he is angry or in the mean. – Marcus Aurelius

The best revenge is not to be like your enemy. – Marcus Aurelius

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. – Marcus Aurelius

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars and see yourself running with them. – Marcus Aurelius

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. – Marcus Aurelius

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. – Marcus Aurelius

Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life. – Marcus Aurelius

The world is nothing but change; our life is only perception. – Marcus Aurelius

The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others, but the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control. – Marcus Aurelius

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

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance. – Marcus Aurelius

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

Perfection of character is the ultimate goal of life. – Marcus Aurelius

Focus on the present moment, for it is the only reality. – Marcus Aurelius

Do not let the opinion of others define your self-worth. – Marcus Aurelius

The obstacles in your path are not obstacles; they are the path itself. – Marcus Aurelius

Our actions may be impeded, but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions. – Marcus Aurelius

Choose not to be harmed and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed, and you haven’t been. – Marcus Aurelius

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny. – Marcus Aurelius

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. – Marcus Aurelius

The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have. – Marcus Aurelius

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury. – Marcus Aurelius

Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one. – Marcus Aurelius

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. – Marcus Aurelius

Do every act of your life as if it were your last. – Marcus Aurelius

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. – Marcus Aurelius

The only wealth that cannot be taken away from you is knowledge. – Marcus Aurelius

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it. – Marcus Aurelius

Your mind will always be occupied by something. Make sure it’s something worth occupying your mind with. – Marcus Aurelius

The only way to happiness is to cease worrying about things that are beyond our control. – Marcus Aurelius

It is not death that a man should fear, but rather he should fear never beginning to live. – Marcus Aurelius

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. – Marcus Aurelius

The universe is change. Our life is what our thoughts make it. – Marcus Aurelius

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. – Marcus Aurelius

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together. – Marcus Aurelius

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. – Marcus Aurelius

Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one. – Marcus Aurelius

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. – Marcus Aurelius

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

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. – Marcus Aurelius

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. – Marcus Aurelius

No man discourses well while he is angry or in the mean. – Marcus Aurelius

The best revenge is not to be like your enemy. – Marcus Aurelius

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. – Marcus Aurelius

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars and see yourself running with them. – Marcus Aurelius

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. – Marcus Aurelius

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. – Marcus Aurelius

Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life. – Marcus Aurelius

The world is nothing but change; our life is only perception. – Marcus Aurelius

The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others, but the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control. – Marcus Aurelius

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

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance. – Marcus Aurelius