Marcus Aurelius Quotes 马克奥勒留名言集锦.docx

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.Marcus AureliusA mans worth is no greater than his ambitions.Marcus AureliusA noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.Marcus AureliusAccept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.Marcus AureliusAdapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.Marcus AureliusAnd thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.Marcus AureliusAnger cannot be dishonest.Marcus AureliusAnything 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 AureliusAptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.Marcus AureliusBe content to seem what you really are.Marcus AureliusBe content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it.Marcus AureliusBecause a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.Marcus AureliusBecause your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.Marcus AureliusBegin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.Marcus AureliusConfine yourself to the present.Marcus AureliusDeath is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.Marcus AureliusDeath, like birth, is a sec