Best Marcus Aurelius Quote Collection for Daily Wisdom

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor who lived almost 2000 years ago. He wrote down his thoughts in a book called Meditations. These writings became some of the most famous quotes about life, happiness, and wisdom. His words still help people today deal with problems and find peace. Here are simple quotes from Marcus Aurelius that can make your life better.

1. You have power over your mind, not outside events. Know this and you will find strength.
2. Your happiness depends on the quality of your thoughts.
3. Our life is what our thoughts make it.
4. The soul becomes colored by its thoughts.
5. Your mind will be like its usual thoughts.
6. Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.
7. Everything we see is one view, not the truth.
8. You don't have to turn this into something bad.
9. It doesn't have to upset you.
10. Choose not to be harmed and you won't feel harmed.
11. Don't feel harmed and you haven't been harmed.
12. You can remove wrong thinking right now.
13. Look inside yourself for a source of strength.
14. Remember that all is opinion.
15. Respect the power that forms your thoughts.

1. Stop arguing about what a good person should be. Be one.
2. It is not death a person should fear, but never starting to live.
3. If it is not right, do not do it. If it is not true, do not say it.
4. Just do the right thing. The rest doesn't matter.
5. Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
6. You could be good today, but you choose tomorrow.
7. Don't act without thinking or be selfish.
8. A person should be upright, not kept upright.
9. Never do anything that will make you break your word.
10. Don't lose your self-respect for anything.
11. Choose what's best for you.
12. Do every act as if it were your last.
13. Live like you might die today.
14. Think of yourself as already dead, then live properly.
15. Death hangs over you. While you live, be good.

1. The best revenge is to be unlike your enemy.
2. The best revenge is not to be like the person who hurt you.
3. When you wake up, expect to meet difficult people today.
4. Some people will be rude, ungrateful, and dishonest.
5. They act this way because they don't know good from evil.
6. None of them can really hurt you.
7. We were born to work together like hands and feet.
8. To fight each other is not natural.
9. When someone blames you, look at their soul inside.
10. You will see there is no need to worry about their opinion.
11. Before you criticize someone, ask what fault you have that is similar.
12. It's silly to try to escape other people's faults.
13. Just try to escape your own faults.
14. Be kind to the people fate brings you together with.
15. Love them with all your heart.

1. If you are upset by something outside, the pain comes from how you see it.
2. You have the power to change this view at any moment.
3. Reject your feeling of being hurt and the hurt disappears.
4. This is not bad luck, but a chance to bear it well is good luck.
5. How much worse are the results of anger than the causes of it.
6. Don't let circumstances make you angry.
7. They don't care at all about your feelings.
8. What stands in the way becomes the way.
9. Problems in action help action move forward.
10. It's unfortunate this happened. No, it's fortunate and I stayed safe.
11. Very little is needed to make a happy life.
12. It is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
13. Don't give small things more time than they deserve.
14. You're better off not giving little things too much attention.
15. Keep a calm spirit and look at things as they really are.

Quotes About Life and Death

1. Accept the things that fate gives you.
2. The longest-lived and shortest-lived person lose the same thing when they die.
3. No one loses any life other than the one they are living.
4. Human life lasts only a moment.
5. Life is like a battle and a journey in a strange land.
6. You could leave life right now. Let that guide what you do and say.
7. Don't act like you will live for ten thousand years.
8. Each of us lives only now, this brief moment.
9. Remember that you have something more powerful than things that affect you.
10. Live a good life no matter what you believe about gods.
11. If there are fair gods, they will welcome you based on your good actions.
12. If there are unfair gods, you shouldn't want to worship them.
13. If there are no gods, you will still have lived a noble life.
14. Your good life will live on in people's memories.
15. The goal of life is not to be with the majority, but to avoid being crazy.

1. When you wake up, think what a privilege it is to be alive.
2. Think how lucky you are to think, enjoy, and love.
3. Tell yourself each morning that you will meet challenging people.
4. But you have seen the beauty of good and ugliness of evil.
5. Start each day with gratitude for being alive.
6. Focus on the ability to think and feel deeply.
7. Find joy in simple human experiences like love.
8. Each morning is a gift not to be wasted.
9. Begin the day with thankfulness.
10. Engage with life's beauty through conscious thought.
11. Value each day as an opportunity to grow.
12. Wake up ready to face the day with courage.
13. See morning as a chance to practice virtue.
14. Greet each new day as a fresh start.
15. Use morning time to set your mind right.

1. If someone can show me I'm wrong, I will gladly change.
2. I seek the truth, which never truly harmed anyone.
3. The person who stays in lies and ignorance is the one who gets hurt.
4. Give yourself time to learn something new and good.
5. Stop being whirled around by confusion.
6. Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as investigating life.
7. Look at everything that comes under your observation.
8. Don't be ashamed to need help.
9. Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission.
10. If you're wounded and need help, so what?
11. Be open to changing your mind when shown better ways.
12. Seek truth in all situations.
13. Learn from every experience you have.
14. Ask questions about what you observe.
15. Stay curious about the world around you.

1. Dwell on the beauty of life.
2. Watch the stars and see yourself running with them.
3. Think about how elements change into each other.
4. Such thoughts wash away the dust of earthly life.
5. Look at the universe as one living being.
6. See how all things connect to one perception.
7. Observe the constant changes in nature.
8. Find wonder in the natural world.
9. Connect with the beauty around you.
10. See yourself as part of something bigger.
11. Notice how everything in nature transforms.
12. Let nature's beauty inspire your thoughts.
13. Find peace in observing natural changes.
14. Marvel at the wonders of the universe.
15. Use nature to gain perspective on life.

1. I often wonder how every person loves themselves more than others.
2. Yet they value other people's opinions more than their own.
3. Look well into yourself for a source of strength.
4. This strength will always spring up if you keep looking.
5. Examine your thoughts and beliefs carefully.
6. Remove negativity and judgment from your mind.
7. Focus on thoughts that bring peace and happiness.
8. Practice gratitude for what you have.
9. Challenge negative beliefs when they arise.
10. Find meaning in difficult experiences.
11. Use reason to guide your actions.
12. Align yourself with natural order.
13. Develop wisdom, courage, justice, and moderation.
14. Reflect on your actions and motivations.
15. Strive to understand yourself better each day.

1. Everything has a purpose - a horse, a vine, and you too.
2. A person's true delight is doing what they were made for.
3. Find fulfillment in what you're doing now.
4. Live as nature intended you to live.
5. Speak with superhuman truthfulness in every word.
6. Keep your spirit inside you undamaged.
7. Work with diligence, energy, and patience.
8. Stay free from distractions that pull you away.
9. Embrace your work without fear or expectation.
10. Do everything with precise and genuine seriousness.
11. Act with tenderness, willingness, and justice.
12. Free yourself from all other distractions.
13. Focus on what's in front of you right now.
14. Live each moment with complete attention.
15. Make every action count toward your purpose.