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
clue hesitate knowledge life
Knowledge the clue to life can give: Then wherefore hesitate to live
enjoy good life men past span twice
Good men make life a twofold span to last: Twice does he live who can enjoy his past
life fall journey
Spend your brief moment according to nature's law, and serenely greet the journey's end as an olive falls when it is ripe, blessing the branch that bare it, and giving thanks to the tree that gave it life.
life deeds firsts
Just as the sand-dunes, heaped one upon another, hide each the first, so in life the former deeds are quickly hidden by those that follow after.
life sage occupation
Let thine occupations be few, saith the sage, if thou wouldst lead a tranquil life.
life past space
Deem not life a thing of consequence. For look at the yawning void of the future, and at that other limitless space, the past.
life vex may
Vex not thy spirit at the course of things; they heed not thy vexation. How ludicrous and outlandish is astonishment at anything that may happen in life.
solitude danger alone-life
He that lives alone lives in danger; society avoids many dangers.
perception world life-is
The world is nothing but change, our life is only perception.
life believe destiny
Just consider, my friend, whether a pure spirit and virtue are anything other than saving your life and being saved. Perhaps we need to discard the idea of longevity and cease loving this life, instead committing these things to God and, believing that no one ever escapes destiny, to consider, with that in mind, how we may live the best possible life in the time that remains.
life justice may
Our life is what our thoughts make it. Do every act of your life as if it were your last. In a word, your life is short. You must make the most of the present with the aid of reason and justice. Since it is possible that you may be quitting life this very moment, govern every act and thought accordingly.
inspirational life echoes
What we do now echoes in eternity.
world opinion this-life
The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
life art anger
When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.