God sees the inner spirit stripped of flesh, skin, and all debris. For his own mind only touches the spirit that he has allowed to flow from himself into our bodies. And if you can act the same way, you will rid yourself of all suffering. For surely if you are not preoccupied with the body that encloses you, you will not trouble yourself about clothes, houses, fame, and other showy trappings.
But that which is useful is the better. - Marcus Aurelius
But that which is useful is the better.
- Marcus Aurelius
Nothing is worth doing pointlessly. - Marcus Aurelius
Nothing is worth doing pointlessly.
Our wills are ours, to make them Thine. - Marcus Aurelius
Our wills are ours, to make them Thine.
We are the other of the other - Marcus Aurelius
We are the other of the other
Nothing can come out of nothing, any more than a thing can go back to nothing. - Marcus Aurelius
Nothing can come out of nothing, any more than a thing can go back to nothing.
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. - Marcus Aurelius
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. - Marcus Aurelius
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own. - Marcus Aurelius
It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. - Marcus Aurelius
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
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