Remember that all is opinion. For what was said by the Cynic Monimus is manifest: and manifest too is the use of what was said, if a man receives what may be got out of it as far as it is true.
Marcus AureliusIf it's time for you to go, leave willingly - as you would to accomplish anything that can be done with grace and honor.
Marcus AureliusKnow the joy of life by piling good deed on good deed until no rift or cranny appears between them.
Marcus AureliusAs for others whose lives are not so ordered, he reminds himself constantly of the characters they exhibit daily and nightly at home and abroad, and of the sort of society they frequent; and the approval of such men, who do not even stand well in their own eyes, has no value for him.
Marcus Aurelius