Marcus Aurelius

I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.
-Marcus Aurelius

It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.
-Marcus Aurelius

Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them.
-Marcus Aurelius

This is moral perfection: to live each day as though it were the last; to be tranquil, sincere, yet not indifferent to one’s fate.
-Marcus Aurelius

I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. True good fortune is what you make for yourself.
-Marcus Aurelius

Dig within. There lies the wellspring of good.
-Marcus Aurelius

Snow endures but for a season, and joy comes with the morning.
-Marcus Aurelius

Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just.
-Marcus Aurelius

Practice really hearing what people say. Do your best to get inside their mind.
-Marcus Aurelius

The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid.
-Marcus Aurelius