A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is myself.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Topics: Self Assessment Quotes

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.

When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well.

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well.

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the...

We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the...

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself....

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself....

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective,...

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective,...

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to...

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to...

The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things...

The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things...

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning...

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning...

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will...

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will...

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind;...

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind;...

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly,...

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly,...

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you...

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you...

Everyman's life lies within the present, for the past is spent and done with, and...

Everyman's life lies within the present, for the past is spent and done with, and...

Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good...

Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good...

Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that...

Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that...

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant...

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant...