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
mules drivers died
Alexander the Great and his mule driver both died and the same thing happened to both.
death philosophical secret
Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.
life philosophical giving
And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.
philosophical men sake
Men exist for the sake of one another.
philosophical persons happens
There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.
revenge imitation refrain
To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
god thinking law
One universe made up all that is; and one God in it all, and one principle of being, and one law, the reason shared by all thinking creatures, and one truth.
wise philosophical math
To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.
adversity men endure
Nothing befalls a man except what is in his nature to endure.
motivation work half
Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
fate free-will submit
Submit to the fate of your own free will.
country art men
Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains; and thou too art wont to desire such things very much. But this is altogether a mark of the most common sort of men, for it is in thy power whenever thou shalt choose to retire into thyself. For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul.
happiness laughter philosophical
To live happily is an inward power of the soul.
philosophical inspiration being-alone
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.