Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
7 quotes by Marcus Aurelius (died 180), taken from Meditations. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.
Meditations
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“Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.”
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“Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.”
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“Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear.”
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“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.”
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“Very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.”
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“Let not future things disturb thee, for thou wilt come to them, if it shall be necessary, having with thee the same reason which now thou usest for present things.”
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“Be not ashamed to be helped; for it is thy business to do thy duty like a soldier in the assault on a town.”