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
love littles trade
Love the little trade which thou hast learned, and be content therewith.
soul littles wheels
Outward objects cannot take hold of the soul, nor force their passage into her, nor set any of her wheels going. No, the impression comes from herself, and it is her own motions which affect her. As for the contingencies of fortune, they are either great or little, according to the opinion she has of her own strength.
assessment flesh littles
A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is myself.
men soul littles
A man is a little soul carrying around a courpse.
soul littles body
I consist of a little body and a soul.
art soul littles
Thou art a little soul bearing about a corpse.
men long littles
...small too even the longest fame thereafter, which is itself subject to a succession of little men who quickly die, and have no knowledge of themselves, let alone of those long dead.
eye littles thee
A little time, and thou shalt close thy eyes; and him who has attended thee to thy grave, another soon will lament.
men littles gods-will
Do you see what little is required of a man to live a well-tempered and god-fearing life? Obey these precepts, and the gods will ask nothing more.
littles found certainty
Even the stoics agree that certainty is very hard to come at; that our assent is worth little, for where is infallibility to be found?
littles gone repent
On the occasion of every act ask thyself, How is this with respect to me? Shall I repent of it? A little time and I am dead, and all is gone.
climbing mountain littles
Short is the little time which remains to thee of life. Live as on a mountain.
meditation soul littles
You are a little soul carrying about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say.
exist free robber writes
The robber of your free will," writes Epictetus, "does not exist