"What we cannot bear removes us from..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius
What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
More by Marcus Aurelius
“Each of us needs what nature gives us, when nature gives us.”
“Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be, become one yourself!”
“The happiness and unhappiness of the rational, social animal depends not on what he feels but on what he does; just as his virtue and vice consist not in feeling but in doing.”
More on Resilience
“Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.”
“The longer I live the more I think of the quality of fortitude... men who fall, pick themselves up and stumble on, fall again, and are trying to get back up when they die.”
“You need self-confidence and determination: feeling depressed and losing hope will never really help to correct any situation.”
More on Acceptance
“As the years go on, you see changes in yourself, but you've got to face that - everyone goes through it... Either you have to face up to it and tell yourself you're not going to be eighteen all your life, or be prepared for a terrible shock when you see the wrinkles and white hair. Getting older doesn't frighten me, but I wish I didn't have to because I like life a lot.”
“If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate.”
“All stress comes from resisting what is.”