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

“If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.”

“If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever truly harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed.”

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

“We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first.”

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

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

“Occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile."..' Opportunity is fleeting, experiment dangerous, and judgement difficult.”

“For we have been socialized to respect fear more than our own needs for language and definition, and while we wait in silence for that final luxury of fearlessness, the weight of that silence will choke us.”

“Strength without wisdom breeds nothing but savagery. Wisdom without strength promises nothing but extinction.”

“For years I've been searching for a homeland, finally I found it in you..”

“The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.”

“We do not own the Earth. We borrow it from the generations who will remember what we did here.”