More quotes by Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

"Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life."
"We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first."
"Observe the movements of the stars as if you were running their courses with them, and let your mind constantly dwell on the changes of the elements into each other. Such imaginings wash away the filth of life on the ground."
"Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too."
"Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one."