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

“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.”

“Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.”

“For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.”

“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.”

“Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.”

“It is my bad luck that this has happened to me.' No, you should rather say: 'It is my good luck that, although this has happened to me, I can bear it without pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearful of the future.' Because such a thing could have happened to any man, but not every man could have borne it without pain. So why see more misfortune in the event than good fortune in your ability to bear it?”

“Dove la moralità è troppo forte l'intelletto perisce.”

“When I say that consciousness is an illusion I do not mean that consciousness does not exist. I mean that consciousness is not what it appears to be. If it seems to be a continuous stream of rich and detailed experiences, happening one after the other to a conscious person, this is the illusion.”

“We follow the ways of wolves, the habits of tigers: or, rather we are worse than they. To them nature has assigned that they should be thus fed, while God has honoured us with rational speech and a sense of equity. And yet we are become worse than the wild beast.”

“Can a woman not walk with her possessions down the street of a city?”

“A true philosopher must never give up.”

“The pianokeys are black and white”