How much more grievous are the consequen... by Marcus Aurelius | We Heart Quotes

philosopher Anger Stoicism Emperor Roman Empire

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

- Marcus Aurelius

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Life

The act of dying is one of the acts of life.

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Will

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.

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It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.

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Each of us needs what nature gives us, when nature gives it.

- Marcus Aurelius

Thoughts Soul

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

- Marcus Aurelius

Almost nothing material is needed for a happy life, for he who has understood existence.

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