Marcus Aurelius Quotes

This is your life and the clock is ticking.

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.

During the past five years, I've learned that time flies faster than you think, and because you only live once you have to learn from your mistakes, live your dreams and be accountable.

He who pays no attention to what his neighbor does, says or thinks, preferring to concentrate on making his own actions appropriate and justifiable, better uses his time.

I'm less worried about accomplishment - as younger people always can't help but be - and more concerned with spending my time well, spending time with my family, and reading, learning things.

Like my mother, I was always saying, 'I'll fix my life one day.' It became clear when I saw her die without fulfilling her dreams that my time was now or maybe never.

Jail was a result of me not taking time for myself. So I was forced to take some time for myself.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

I'm like a recovering perfectionist. For me it's one day at a time.

I believe that the plight of life and all existence is to master one's self, you know, one day at a time.

I think that everyone at any age should ask themselves, 'where do I want to be today, where do I want to be tomorrow, and where do I want to be in a hundred years?' We all have clear answers to those questions. We only have so much time. It's a real shame if we don't spend our lives trying to do that.

Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.

Sometimes it takes a brush with eternity - a crash, an illness, some shock to the system - to get you really thinking about what you want to do with your limited time here, and why you're living on this wobbling dirt clod in the first place.

A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life.

It might seem a psychotic, insane thing, quitting a job after I'd built a great career over eight years, but it was a wake-up call. All too often we ignore those, forget that we don't know how long we're here for and that we need to make the most of every moment.

Life is about growth and exploration, not achieving a fixed state of balance. You have a very limited time on earth to experience all that you can. Figuring out how to squeeze the most out of your family, work, and spirituality is your life's purpose. Go do it.

Part of living your life is an awareness of the opportunities that can be missed and an awareness that time moves in one direction.

Now I feel life is really short and I have to take care of things.

Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, 'Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person i want to be? Is today the day I die?

Time is like a ship which never anchors; while I am on board, I had better do those things that may profit me at my landing, than practice such as shall cause my commitment when I come ashore.

When you get older, you're running out of time. You care more about trying to stay on the planet a little longer, so you can learn how to draw better!

Every decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with your time tonight, turns you into who you are tomorrow and the day after that.

It is only when we become aware that our time is limited that we can channel our energy into truly living

Ignatius, when he heard the clock strike, would say, "Now I have another hour to answer for." (Eph. 5:16)

These are things you should learn. Your past is a skeleton walking one step behind you; your future is a skeleton walking one step in front of you. Maybe you don’t wear a watch, but your skeletons do, and they always know what time it is. Now, these skeletons are made of memories, dreams, and voices. And they can trap you in the in-between, between touching and becoming. But they’re not necessarily evil, unless you let them be.