Marcus Aurelius on Life

“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”

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

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

“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.”

“The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.”

“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together.”