Life Quotes Quote by Marcus Aurelius, Meditations — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”

“Our life is what our thoughts make it.”

“How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life”

“Casting aside other things, hold to the precious few; and besides bear in mind that every man lives only the present, which is an indivisible point, and that all the rest of his life is either past or is uncertain. Brief is man's life and small the nook of the earth where he lives; brief, too, is the longest posthumous fame, buoyed only by a succession of poor human beings who will very soon die and who know little of themselves, much less of someone who died long ago.”

“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together,but do so with all your heart.”

“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.”

“The human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What's left of kisses? Wounds, however, leave scars.”

“Learning to distance yourself from all the negativity is one of the greatest lessons to achieve inner peace.”

“Yes, we live, or we're given the chance to, at least, but sometimes living is hard and complicated because of fear.”

“I think choosing between men and women is like choosing between cake and ice cream. You'd be daft not to try both when there are so many different flavors.”

“Bring something incomprehensible into the world!”