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
words-of-wisdom connections all-things
Frequently consider the connection of all things in the universe.
umpires too-much causes
We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that.
positive-thinking color soul
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.
duration today generations
Everything is banal in experience, fleeting in duration, sordid in content; in all respects the same today as generations now dead and buried have found it to be.
myth turns all-things
All things fade and quickly turn to myth.
prize universe
Prize that which is best in the universe; and this is that which useth everything and ordereth everything.
divinity serene take-me
Take me and cast me where you will; I shall still be possessor of the divinity within me, serene and content.
retirement space soul
Are you distracted by outward cares? Then allow yourself a space of quiet wherein you can add to your knowledge of the Good and learn to curb your restlessness. Nowhere can a man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. Avail yourself often, then, of this retirement, and so continually renew yourself.
genuine disposition invincible
A good disposition is invincible, if it be genuine.
worst-enemy body actors
The body of an actor can be either his best friend or his worst enemy.
antique friends-or-friendship originals pictures
You have friends, Paullus, just like your pictures and vases, all antique originals
appear deny neither nor praise rich
You are pretty - we know it; and young - it's true; and rich - who can deny it? But when you praise yourself extravagantly, Fabula, you appear neither rich, nor pretty, nor young
happens watch whatever
Whatever happens at all happens as it should; you will find this true, if you watch narrowly.
dyed habitual
Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.