Marcus Aurelius Quotes

I have lived a long time, and one thing I have come to see is that one is well served by a degree of both humility and charity when judging the inner workings of another person's heart

As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear.

I saw that we're all doing the best we can. This is how a lifetime of humility begins.

This topic of judging others could actually be taught in a two-word sermon. When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm, please apply the following: Stop it! It’s that simple. We simply have to stop judging others and replace judgmental thoughts and feelings with a heart full of love for God and His children.

The sooner one develops compassion in this journey, the better. Compassion lets us appreciate that each individual is doing what he or she must do, and that there is no reason to judge another person or oneself. You merely do what you can to further your own awakening.

Compassion is the key to living outside the confines of your lower self.

The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well.

It's important to determine not just the quality of your mind but the fullness of your heart.

As I allow myself my own weaknesses, I should tolerate the weaknesses of others.

He refused to let hate make him hate.

I've learned a lot. Being more compassionate.

For me, everyone has good and bad qualities. I feel you must not always look at the bad qualities but also focus on the good ones, because we all have flaws.

Unless and until you have developed a heart inundated with compassion, do not sit on the seat of judgement.

I don't recognize hate, I don't recognize bitterness, I don't recognize jealousy, I don't recognize greed. I don't give them power. They don't exist to me.

For a person who cherishes compassion and love, the practice of tolerance is essential, and for that, and enemy is indispinsable. So we should be grateful to our enemies, for it is they who can best help us to develop a tranquil mind.

You have to see through one's faults before you see their need.

You are right,” he had said. “Love is not the word. No one can love his neighbor. Say, rather, ‘Know thy neighbor as thyself.” That is, comprehend his hardships and understand his position, deal with his faults as gently as with your own. Do not judge him where you do not judge yourself. Madame, this is the meaning of the word love.

Once you have accepted yourself, it's so much easier to accept other people and their points of view.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers.

People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times over your lifetime, either saying or hearing the wrong thing. Let's all give each other a pass, shall we?

Learning from one's enemies is the best way to love them, for it puts one into a grateful mood toward them.

We, the human beings in this world, if there is a spark of goodness or kindness in our hearts, avoid judging people. We prefer forgiving to judging.

In our relations with the people around us, we forgive them more readily for what they do, which they can help, than for what they are, which they cannot help.

If someone is unpleasant to you, draw a halo around his or her head in your mind. He/she is an angel who came to teach you something.

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.