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
future lies life past spent uncertain within
Everyman's life lies within the present, for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain
doubly joys life looking past pleasure present taste
The present joys of life we doubly taste by looking back with pleasure on the past
body endures falter life road shame
Shame on the soul, to falter on the road of life while the body yet endures
life merely
Life is not merely being alive, but being well
enjoy life past twice
To be able to enjoy one's past life is to live twice
escape finding life object oneself ranks side
The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
enjoy life man quick
No man is quick enough to enjoy life
life lying men
Every man's life lies within the present; for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain.
life expression life-is
Your life is an expression of all your thoughts.
life thoughts universe
The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
execute life though thy
Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.
life thoughts
Your life is what your thoughts make it.
life thoughts universe
The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it.
clue hesitate knowledge life
Knowledge the clue to life can give: Then wherefore hesitate to live