Marcus Aurelius Quotes

Whatever happens, we can deal with it if we admit that it's happening and so on. So to be comfortable with what is - that is a real superpower.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night’s sleep.

If a person lost would conclude that after all he is not lost, he is not beside himself, but standing in his own old shoes on thevery spot where he is, and that for the time being he will live there; but the places that have known him, they are lost,--how much anxiety and danger would vanish.

Now I don't get upset by unpleasant things, I don't play the victim, and I'm always ready to come to terms with life.

Being in the moment means not being distracted by the melodrama and hysteria around you. Present-moment awareness allows solutions to emerge.

Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

A man becomes calm in the measure that he understands himself as a thought-evolved being. For such knowledge necessitates the understanding of others as the result of thought, and as he develops a right understanding, and sees ever more clearly the internal relations of things by the action of cause and effect, he ceases to fuss, fume, worry, and grieve. He remains poised, steadfast, serene.

You are very easily exasperated, my dear. If you're a leaf trembling on a wide, deep river, relax and ride the current. It's always worked for me, I assure you.

Narrow your life down to this moment. Your life situation may be full of problems - most life situations are - but find out if you have a problem at this moment. Do you have a problem now?

I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

I'm good where I am at this moment.

Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.

Prayer's important, not just as some kind of a metaphysical exercise, but I think it's a way to refresh one's own mind and motive. If you're praying, you're really looking beyond your own personal thoughts and the pressures that are around you.

I'm finally locked into the now, and it's great.

As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine.

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.

You'll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.

Nothing in the world can take my peace away from me.