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
both remembered remembers
Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered
account full gratitude remember
Take full account of what excellencies which you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.
alike creatures remembered
All of us are creatures of a day; the rememberer and the remembered alike
act dignity life observed performance proper proportion remember
Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life
life lives loses man nor remember
Remember that no man loses any other life than this which he now lives, nor lives any other than this which he now loses
death ephemeral remember
Everything is ephemeral, both that which remembers and that which is remembered.
remember advantage whole
The whole contains nothing that is not for its advantage. By remembering that I am part of such a whole, I shall be content with everything that happens.
men remember sole
Remember that the sole life which a man can lose is that which he is living at the moment.
mind remember changing-your-mind
Remember that to change your mind and follow him who sets you right is to be none the less free than you were before.
criticism opinion remember
Remember that all is opinion.
dignity remember proportion
Remember this-that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of 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