A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,266 Thoughts on the Business of Life
Categories: ambitions vision purpose

Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,266 Thoughts on the Business of Life
Categories: anger pain choice emotions feelings

When thou are above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary a man's life is.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,266 Thoughts on the Business of Life
Categories: anger mad perspective emotions feelings choice

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus The Forbes Book of Business Quotations: 14,266 Thoughts on the Business of Life
Categories: anger emotions feelings personal responsibility

Whatever is in any way beautiful hath its source of beauty in itself, and is complete in itself; praise forms no part of it. So it is none the worse nor the better for being praised.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Meditations
Categories: beauty

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Meditations
Categories: change

Think not disdainfully of death, but look on it with favor; for even death is one of the things that Nature wills.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Meditations
Categories: death

Remember this-that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Categories: dignity

Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be. Become one yourself!
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Categories: passion