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
time integrity insperational
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
mind failing unhappiness
Failing to understand the workings of one's own mind is bound to lead to unhappiness.
motivational track inspirational-running
The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.
honesty pain humility
Does what's happened keep you from acting with justice, generosity, self-control, sanity, prudence, honesty, humility, straightforward ness, and all other qualities that allow a person's nature to fulfill itself? So remember this principle when something threatens to cause you pain: the thing itself was no misfortune at all; to endure it and prevail is great good fortune.
happiness happy motivation
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
happy-life mind bears
Always bear this in mind, that very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.
giving needs
Each of us needs what nature gives us, when nature gives us.
philosophy philosophical reality
How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.
inspirational truth honesty
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
forgiveness annoying annoyance
Our anger and annoyance are more detrimental to us than the things themselves which anger or annoy us.
positive men pursue
The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.
meditation soul littles
You are a little soul carrying about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say.
tolerance strict
Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
philosophical loving-yourself self-acceptance
Be content to seem what you really are.