Be grateful that on this raging sea you have a mind to guide you.
- Topic: Gratitude
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More Quotes from Marcus Aurelius
The wise man accepts his pain, endures it, but does not add to it.
To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.
A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
There is but one thing of real value—to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.
It's the truth I'm after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.
The obstacle in the path becomes that path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.
More on Gratitude
Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.
Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.
Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.
There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation of favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.
