“The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it.”
Marcus Aurelius (121–180) Emperor of Ancient Rome
“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.”
— Marcus Aurelius, book Meditations
The universe is flux, life is opinion.
The universe is transformation: life is opinion. (Long translation)
ὁ κόσμος ἀλλοίωσις, ὁ βίος ὑπόληψις.
IV, 3
Variant: Our life is what our thoughts make it.
Source: Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IV
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