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
Marcus Aurelius quotes about
good-person should ends
Put an end once and for all to this discussion of what a good person should be, and be one.
dream hate heart
When men hate or blame you, or say hurtful things about you, look deeply into their hearts and see what kind of men they are. You'll see how unnecessary it is to strain after their good opinion. Yet you must still think kindly of them. they are your neighbors. The gods help them as they do you, by dreams and oracles, to win their hearts' desires.
mind doe want
The mind in itself wants nothing, unless it creates a want for itself; therefore it is both free from perturbation and unimpeded, if it does not perturb and impede itself.
happens
No one can keep you from living as your nature requires. Nothings can happen to you that is not required by Nature.
pain evil sin
It is a sin to persue pleasure as a good and to avoid pain as a evil.
should happens
Everything that happens, happens as it should.
ignorance self deception
No one was ever injured by the truth; but he who persists in self-deception and ignorance is injured.
practice people mind
Practice really hearing what people say. Do your best to get inside their mind.
this-life worthless
The only thing that isn't worthless: to live this life out truthfully and rightly, And be patience with those who don't.
ignorance men stronger
Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear. The same things happen to another, and either because he does not see that they have happened or because he would show a great spirit he is firm and remains unharmed. It is a shame then that ignorance and conceit should be stronger than wisdom.
soul mind world
The world is a living being - one nature, one soul. Keep that in mind.
life-is-short people important
Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them.
letting-go goodness
Let goodness go with the doing.
goodbye live-your-life pleasant-surprises
Live your life as if you are ready to say goodbye to it at any moment, as if the time left for you were some pleasant surprise.