Marcus Aurelius Thy Quotations

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word or lose thy self-respect.

Varus did lately me to supper call, The table sumptuous was, the supper small; Loaden it was with weight of gold, not meat; Much to be seen was served, little to eat; Varus, our mouths not our eyes, to feast we're here; Take hence thy plate, or fil

Always observe how ephemeral and worthless human things are. Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature, and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew.

Execute every act of life as though it were thy last

Come, Caesar, even by night - let stars delay; If thou but come, thy folk will find it day