16 The Most Famous Marcus Aurelius Quotes

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

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

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3. "Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions – not outside." (Marcus Aurelius)

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4. "If it’s not right, don’t do it. If it’s not true, don’t say it." (Marcus Aurelius)

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5. "The best revenge is not to be like your enemy." (Marcus Aurelius)

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6. "Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart." (Marcus Aurelius)

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7. "Confine yourself to the present." (Marcus Aurelius)

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8. "Straight, not straightened." (Marcus Aurelius)

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9. "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)

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10. "Whatever happens to you has been waiting to happen since the beginning of time." (Marcus Aurelius)

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11. "That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees." (Marcus Aurelius)

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12. "To live happily is an inward power of the soul." (Marcus Aurelius)

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13. "You can commit injustice by doing nothing." (Marcus Aurelius)

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14. "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." (Marcus Aurelius)

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15. "Do every act of your life as if it were your last." (Marcus Aurelius)

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16. "It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." (Marcus Aurelius)

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