From Marcus Aurelius: “You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can’t control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.”
Tag Archives: philosophy
Quote of the day 11/06/23
From Marcus Aurelius: “Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”
Quote of the day 11/04/23
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.”
Quote of the day 11/03/23
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.”
Quote of the day 11/02/23
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.”
Quote of the day 11/01/23
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
Quote of the day 10/29/23
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.”
Quote of the day 10/28/23
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
Quote of the day 10/26/23
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.”
Quote of the day 10/25/23
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “One of the most beautiful compensations in life is that no person can help another without helping themselves.”
