Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aureliuswas Roman Emperor from 161 to 180. He ruled with Lucius Verus as co-emperor from 161 until Verus' death in 169. Marcus Aurelius was the last of the so-called Five Good Emperors. He was a practitioner of Stoicism, and his untitled writing, commonly known as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, is the most significant source of our modern understanding of ancient Stoic philosophy...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 April 121
CityRome, Italy
revenge wrath needs
The offender needs pity, not wrath; those who must needs be corrected, should be treated with tact and gentleness; and one must be always ready to learn better. 'The best kind of revenge is, not to become like unto them.'
time lasts limits
Limit time to the present. Meditate upon your last hour.
love family happiness
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
life past men
Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant; all the rest of his life is either past and gone, or not yet revealed.
change things-change new-things
Observe constantly that all things take place by change.
inspirational character soul
Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.
inspirational philosophical color
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
peace avenging doers
The best way of avenging thyself is not to become like the wrong-doer.
life motivational thinking
Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
inspirational philosophical self-confidence
Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
kindness fate years
Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good while life and power are still yours.
bears remains remove
What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
life moving-on wise
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
inspirational ambition mean
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.