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
inspirational life work
Do every act of your life as if it were your last.
philosophical form lasting
Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.
philosophical ambition men
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
inspirational philosophical thinking
Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
community mind vision
Let your one delight and refreshment be to pass from one service to the community to another, with God ever in mind.
fortune born misfortunes
Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
evil
Nothing is evil which is according to nature.
teacher educational father
From my grandfather's father, I learned to dispense with attendance at public schools, and to enjoy good teachers at home, and to recognize that on such things money should be eagerly spent.
love inspirational change
Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them.
destiny needs patterns
Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?
wise humor deep-thought
The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others; the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control; but the happiness of the wise grows out of their own free acts.
self upset unity
When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.
inspirational death suicide
Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.
spring heaven earth
What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat.