It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.
Marcus AureliusThis is the chief thing: be not perturbed, for all things are according to the nature of the universal.
Marcus AureliusToday I escaped all circumstance, or rather I cast out all circumstance, for it was not outside me, but within my judgements.
Marcus AureliusDiscard everything except these few truths: we can live only in the present moment, in this brief now; all the rest of our life is dead and buried or shrouded in uncertainty. Short is the life we lead, and small our patch of earth.
Marcus Aurelius