Inspiring And Encouraging Quotations 2,000 Years Old

These quotations have endured the test of time. Almost 2,000 years ago this famous Roman Emperor is still credited with the following words to the wise:

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love." ~ Marcus Aurelius

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

"Confine yourself to the present." ~ Marcus Aurelius

"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." ~ Marcus Aurelius

"Our life is what our thoughts make it." ~ Marcus Aurelius

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

"I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others." ~ Marcus Aurelius

"Do every act of your life as if it were your last." ~ Marcus Aurelius

"A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions." ~ Marcus Aurelius