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

“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.”

“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.”

“Give yourself a gift: the present moment. People out for posthumous fame forget that the Generations To Come will be the same annoying people they know now. And just as mortal. What does it matter to you if they say -x- about you, or think -y-?”

“Think of your many years of procrastination; how the gods have repeatedly granted you further periods of grace, of which you have taken no advantage. It is time now to realise the nature of the universe to which you belong, and of that controlling Power whose offspring you are; and to understand that your time has a limit set to it. Use it, then, to advance your enlightenment; or it will be gone, and never in your power again.”

“Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.”

“I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.”

“Nothing is predestined: The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.”

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”

“The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.”