Marcus Aurelius Quotes

Reality is mind-made.

Everything is but what we think it.

I never believe I'm presenting objective reality; I also don't want to delude people into thinking that my subject is talking directly to them.

It is very true, that the way you think creates reality for yourself.

Reality is not so much what happens to us; rather, it is how we think about those events that create the reality we experience. In a very real sense, this means that we each create the reality in which we live.

What we experience is our own concept of things. That is why no two people see quite the same world, and why, in many cases, different people see such different worlds. To put it another way, we make our own world by the way in which we think; for we really do live in a world of our own thoughts.

Our reality is influenced by our notions about reality, regardless of the nature of those notions

Perception is reality.

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.

The relationship between the imagined and the real is more complicated than people imagine.

Our brains are like bonsai trees, growing around our private versions of reality.

Reality simply consists of different points of view.

What you see is what you see.

The focus of subjectivity is a distorting mirror.

Shakespeare said, nothing is either good nor bad but thinking makes it so.

Every question is a hypothetical question for everyone but the person who asks it.

It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours, my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched.

I'm not interested in observed reality.

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

We see the world not as it is, but as we are.

We live within this reality we create, and we're quite unaware of how we create the reality.

Your thoughts do not create reality, but they do create your experience.

Reality is ultimately a selective act of perception and interpretation. A shift in our perception and interpretation enables us to break old habits and awaken new possibilities for balance, healing, and transformation.

What you think is real is your reality.

Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we perceive depends upon what we look for. What we look for depends upon what we think. What we think depends upon what we perceive. What we perceive determines what we believe. What we believe determines what we take to be true. What we take to be true is our reality.