Marcus Aurelius

In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present - I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world?

Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.

Regain your senses, call yourself back, and once again wake up. Now that you realize that only dreams were troubling you, view this 'reality' as you view your dreams.

Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.

No one loses any other life than the one he now lives, nor does one live any other life than that which he will lose.

Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.

Confine yourself to the present.

Art thou angry with him whose armpits stink? Art thou angry with him whose mouth smells foul?

Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature, and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew.