Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
MA Marcus AureliusRoman emperor & Stoic · 121–180What this quote means
A good life asks far less than we assume. Most of our peace depends on how we think, not on how much we manage to acquire.
Context
Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher whose private notebook, Meditations, remains a handbook for steady living.
This line is among the quotes by Marcus Aurelius that readers return to on calm, drawn from Meditations — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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