Home / Quotes / Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“Do not expect Plato's ideal republic; be satisfied with even the smallest step forward, and consider this no small achievement.”

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Book:The Meditations

Work

The Meditations

Written by Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations is a series of personal writings that reflect on Stoic philosophy and the practice of mindfulness. The text is a collection of thoughts and insights intended to guide the reader in living a virtuous life and maintaining inner peace amidst the chaos of the Roman Empire. more

Author

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius, born in 121 AD and died in 180 AD, was an emperor of the Roman Empire. He is one of the Five Good Emperors and is known for his philosophical thoughts and the stability of his reign. He was not only an outstanding politician but also a famous Stoic philosopher, whose work 'Meditations' has had a profound impact on later generations. more

You May Also Like

“There is a spark of idealism within every individual which can be fanned into flame and bring forth extraordinary results.”

Individual Results Ideals Extraordinary Flames Sparks Idealism

Author:Louis D. Brandeis

“The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book.”

Ideas Mines Borrowed

Author:Dale Carnegie

“The idea, which constitutes the actual being of the human mind, is not simple, but compounded of a great number of ideas.”

Mind Humans Ideas Simple Numbers Human Mind

Book:Ethics

Source: Ethics

“All of our ideas come from the natural world: trees equal umbrellas.”

World Ideas Nature Natural Tree Equal Natural World Umbrella

Book:Collected Poetry and Prose

Source: Collected Poetry and Prose

“Keep the childlike vision and remain true to your ideas.”

Ideas Vision Childlike

Author:Wolf Kahn

“You Do Not Know Is in You— an Inexhaustible Fountain of Ideas. Another reason for writing a diary is to discover that the ideas in you are an inexhaustible fountain.”

Knows Ideas Fountain

Author:Brenda Ueland

“The operative assumption today is that someone, somewhere, has a better idea; and the operative compulsion is to find out who has that better idea, learn it, and put it into action-fast.”

Ideas Today Action Assumption Compulsion

Book:Jack Welch Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Business Leader

Source: Jack Welch Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Business Leader

“What can change the world today is the same thing that has changed it in the past-an idea and the service of dedicated, committed individuals to that idea.”

World Ideas Today Past Individual Changed Committed Changing The World Dedicated World Today

Book:Point of the lance

Source: Point of the lance

“Everything of mine is permeated with my love of ideas-both big and small. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it grabs me and holds me, facinates me. And then I'll run out and something about it... I write for fun.”

Writing Long Ideas Matter Bigs Running Fun Mines Hold Me

Author:Ray Bradbury

“If you don't generalize you don't philosophize.”

Author:Robert M. Pirsig