“It doesn’t hurt me unless I interpret its happening as harmful to me. I can choose not to.”
Hays translation
VII, 14
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VII
Quotes from book
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Original title
Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτὸν
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.
“I can control my thoughts as necessary; then how can I be troubled?”
Hays translation
VII, 2
Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book VII
“Where have they gone, the brilliant, the insightful ones, the proud?”
Hays translation
VIII, 25
Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book VIII
“For we carry our fate with us — and it carries us.”
Hays translation
III, 4
Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book III
“You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.”
Hays translation
II, 11
Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book II
Hays translation
V, 37
Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book V
“Disturbance comes only from within—from our own perceptions.”
Hays translation
IV, 4
Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book IV
“Self-control and resistance to distractions. Optimism in adversity—especially illness.”
Hays translation
I, 15
Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book I
Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book X, 38
Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book X, 33
Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book X, 28
Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book X, 24
Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book X, 17
Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book IX, 40
Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book IX, 31
Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book VIII, 48
