Leadership 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.”

“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”

“Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions — not outside.”

“Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.”

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

“When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity, lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.”

“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”

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

“Truth is powerful and it prevails.”

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

“To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.”

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”