Marcus Aurelius Quotes

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.

There are times I am happy. There are times I am sad. But I always try to separate emotion from the need to reach for something stronger, deeper. And then no matter the emotion, I can reach for a stability that helps me accomplish what is the goal.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

Success and failure are emotional and physiological experiences. We need to deal with them in a way that is present and calm.

Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

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

The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

Don't let the good days get to your head, and don't let the bad days get to your heart.

You know how some people get worked up about things? That's a very human thing to do. Sometimes, I don't know - like, I feel like I don't want to waste my energy doing stuff like that. I think about this on the court, too.

For me, I know the game is a humbling game, so I don't get too high or too low.

I'm constantly trying to be strong, to be calm when things get tough. The biggest part of that is keeping things in perspective, not being afraid of playing long matches, not putting too much pressure on yourself. It can't be all or nothing, right here, right now.

I just try to stay cool, calm and collected.

I work differently. I enjoy creating a space around me and not getting too high or too low. But I am continuously looking to get better - not just as a tennis player but also as a person dealing with new experiences.

I'm just trying to stay within myself every day and keep going.

On those days when you don't want to get up, I think, I'm going to get through my entire practice without saying how tired I am or I try not to complain just because I was in a bad mood when I woke up. Even if it's not perfect and I slip up, I can catch myself and make myself of aware of where my mental space is at and move on.

I never get too over-confident, or too down. I just go with the flow.

When you encounter some problems, if you point your finger at yourself and not at others, this gives you control over yourself and calmness in a situation, where otherwise self-control becomes problematic.

When we meditate every morning we are putting on armor for the day's battle against our own impatience, inadequacy, resentment, and hostility.

Build the raft of meditation and self-discipline, to carry you across the river. There will be no ocean, and no rising tides to stop you; this is how comfortable your path shall be.

I started teaching myself, taking a breath or a moment that's not overreacting or having an explosion. It made me such a better person. Let alone a better mother, but also just a better human.

Teach the heart not to give way to proud emotions and arrogant thinking; bring the mind to heart-soothing solutions that make it possible to control oneself gently and wisely.

The first lesson of life is to burn our own smoke; that is, not to inflict on outsiders our personal sorrows and petty morbidness, not to keep thinking of ourselves as exceptional cases.