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
bear exist men sake teach
Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them.
adversity bitterness bears
Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.'
bears way happens
Everything that happens either happens in such a way as you are formed by nature to bear it, or as you are not formed by nature to bear it.
bears fortune misfortunes
There is no misfortune, but to bear it nobly is good fortune.
art mind bears
This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole, and what is my nature, and how this is related to that, and what kind of a part it is of what kind of a whole; and that there is no one who hinders thee from always doing and saying the things which are according to the nature of which thou art a part.
bears remains remove
What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
mind bears whole
This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole...
men mind bears
Bear in mind that the measure of a man is the worth of the things he cares about.
meditation sake bears
Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.
happy-life mind bears
Always bear this in mind, that very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.
exist free robber writes
The robber of your free will," writes Epictetus, "does not exist
compared embrace music sexual
The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
astonished fraud frequently friend good learn man regard
Are you astonished Aulus, that our friend Fabullinus is so frequently deceived? A good man has always something to learn in regard to fraud
both remembered remembers
Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered