“ Look well into thyself there is a source which will always spring up if thou wilt always search there. Marcus Aurelius
“ I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others. Marcus Aurelius
“ Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it firs… Marcus Aurelius
“ Here is a rule to remember when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not "This is a misfortune " but "To bear this worthily is good fortune." Marcus Aurelius
“ Everything that happens, happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so. Marcus Aurelius
“ There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with. Marcus Aurelius
“ Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise. Marcus Aurelius
“ How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks but only at what he does himself to make it just and holy. Marcus Aurelius
“ 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
“ The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are. Marcus Aurelius
“ You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius