Top 17 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Quotes
#1. Every moment think steadily as a Roman and a man, to do what thou hast in hand with perfect and simple dignity, and a feeling of affection and freedom and justice. These words of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus strike me as pretty good advice, for even the orneriest young scamp.
Walker Percy
#2. A man's duty is like his shadow. He may cast his eyes away from it, yet it follows him even as he flees it - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
T.M. Bown
#3. Don't dim the light in you. Make your corner bright. Fight a good fight with all your might. Wake up and dare to win; never fear because of what others might say. You'll overcome!
Israelmore Ayivor
#4. When one reads hurriedly and nervously, having in mind written tests and examinations, one's brain becomes encumbered with a lot of bric-a-brac for which there seems to be little use.
Helen Keller
#5. Politicians who wish to succeed must be prepared to dissemble, at times to lie. All deceit is bad. In politics some deceit or moral dishonesty is the oil without which the machinery would not work.
Woodrow Wyatt
#6. Yorda turned away from the shadow-creature just as its claws were about to close on her shoulders. Her eyes met Ico's, then fell to his outstretched hand.
Finally, fear spurred her to action. She ran and jumped.
Miyuki Miyabe
#7. most great truths are expressed in the common language of life; some understand them, but most people utter them without knowing how much they mean.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
#8. Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?
Natalie Imbruglia
#10. That is what life meant, a unique presence, and it was essential in every creature.
David Malouf
#11. Speak of love with others. Remind each other of your spiritual purpose
Deepak Chopra
#12. Everything starts somewhere, though many physicists disagree. But people have always been dimly aware of the problem with the start of things. They wonder how the snowplough driver gets to work, or how the makers of dictionaries look up the spelling of words.
Terry Pratchett
#13. Melville, by his own account, spent four months in the valley. He was well treated. He made friends with a girl called Fayaway, swam and boated with her, and except for his fear of being eaten was happy enough.
W. Somerset Maugham
#14. They lived their lives only for the hour that lay ahead of them.
Ann Patchett
#15. When I get home and turn on the radio, I hear songs that are new to me, but to everybody else they're old. I try to keep the music fresh in my head.
Chamillionaire
#16. Sometime when we're not looking for what we want, we find what we need.
Erin Loechner
#17. Everyone who's born in the Western Hemisphere is a Native American. We are all Native Americans.
Russell Means
