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.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Topics: Events Quotes, Time Quotes

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all...

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all...

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

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

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

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing...

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing...

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough

To my great-grandfather I owed the advice to dispense with the education of the schools...

To my great-grandfather I owed the advice to dispense with the education of the schools...

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

The best answer to anger is silence.

The best answer to anger is silence.

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do...

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do...

The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find...

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find...

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

The spiritual meaning of love is measured by what it can do. Love is meant...

The spiritual meaning of love is measured by what it can do. Love is meant...

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....

The flaws you have only make you that much more beautiful.

The flaws you have only make you that much more beautiful.

There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit...

There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit...

Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know...

Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know...