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
ears neck wrap
Why do you wrap up your neck in a woolen muffler when you are going to recite? The muffler would be more suitable for our ears
antique friends-or-friendship originals pictures
You have friends, Paullus, just like your pictures and vases, all antique originals
cheek shy stain
To read my book, the virgin shy - May blush, while Brutus standeth by: But when he's gone, read through what's writ, And never stain a cheek for it
certain devout honor respect seen
To them that ask, 'Where have you seen the gods, or how do you know for certain there are gods, that you are so devout in their worship?' I answer, 'Neither have I ever seen my own soul, and yet I respect and honor it.'
prize second stronger yield
To yield to the stronger is valor's second prize
book books-and-reading easy hard nicely tis
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely but to write a book is hard
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
black eyes honest man red
With red hair, a black face, a cloven foot, and blear eyes, you show the world a prodigy, Zoilus, if you are an honest man
board deny last night perfumes
The perfumes at our board last night - Were exquisite, I won't deny it, But we were starved, we were outright, For meat, could no how come by it
happens watch whatever
Whatever happens at all happens as it should; you will find this true, if you watch narrowly.
beautiful beauty complete forms hath none nor praise source whatever worse
Whatever is in any way beautiful hath its source of beauty in itself, and is complete in itself; praise forms no part of it. So it is none the worse nor the better for being praised.
befall thee whatever
Whatever may befall thee, it was preordained for thee from everlasting
flesh ruling whatever
Whatever this is that I am, it is a little flesh and breath, and the ruling part.
execute life though thy
Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.