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
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Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.
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The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
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Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
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Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.
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A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.
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And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.
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Men exist for the sake of one another.
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There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.
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To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.
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To live happily is an inward power of the soul.
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.