Antoninus Pius

"It is not the man who has little who is poor, but he whose desires exceed his means."

"Do the duty that lies nearest to you."

"Time is the substance from which I am made."

"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."

"Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered."

"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."

"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."

"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together."

"The universe is transformation, our life is what our thoughts make it."

"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand."

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the acts which provoke it."

"Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect."

"The best revenge is not to be like your enemy."

"Life is neither good nor evil, but only a place for good and evil."

"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."

"You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think."

"You have three ways to live: the base way, the middling way, or the noble way."

"The universe is all connected. All is related to all else."

"Stop whatever you're doing for a moment and ask yourself: Am I afraid of death because I haven't lived?"

"The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters, so that I can say 'this is mine to do or deal with.'"

"Everything harmonizes with me which is harmonious to you, O Universe."

"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."

"When you wake up, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive."

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."

"The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing."

"You are not harmed by being insulted; you are only harmed if you believe yourself to be insulted."

"Love the art, poor as it may be."

"Time is a river of passing events."