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
happens watch whatever
Whatever happens at all happens as it should; you will find this true, if you watch narrowly.
astonished happens man ridiculous
How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.
formed happens man nature
Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear.
should happens
Everything that happens, happens as it should.
bears way happens
Everything that happens either happens in such a way as you are formed by nature to bear it, or as you are not formed by nature to bear it.
happens
No one can keep you from living as your nature requires. Nothings can happen to you that is not required by Nature.
philosophical persons happens
There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.
drinks mistake morning next till
It is a mistake to think that Acerra reeks of yesterday's liquor: Acerra always drinks till next morning
earth lightly rest thee
Rest lightly on her earth, for she trod never heavily on thee
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
challenged magnitude
I think if we had the same magnitude of devastation that they had, we would be very much challenged as well,
likes needs none pity
I think he needs our pity who likes none
false itself man vice vicious
It is false to say that you are a vicious man, Zoilus; you are not a vicious man, you are vice itself