Quote #43

In life the three acts are the whole drama; for what shall be a complete drama is determined by him who was once the cause of its composition, and now of its dissolution: but thou art not the cause of neither. Depart then satisfied; for he also who releases thee is satisfied.

More from Marcus Aurelius

  1. If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the powe…
  2. Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
  3. If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; if we begin with doubts, and are patient, we shall end in certainties.
  4. One can live well even in a palace.
  5. Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
  6. Living calls for the art of the wrestler, not the dancer. Staying on your feet is all; there is no need for pretty steps.
  7. How much more grievous are the consequences of an event than the causes of it.
  8. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts, therefore guard accordingly; and take care that you entertain no noti…

All Marcus Aurelius quotes