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
life lying men
Every man's life lies within the present; for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain.
life expression life-is
Your life is an expression of all your thoughts.
life merely
Life is not merely being alive, but being well
eagerly reflect select sought thou
Think not so much of what thou hast not, as of what thou hast; but of the things which thou hast select the best, and reflect how eagerly they would have been sought if thou hadst them not
stoicism thrive feels
Choose not to be harmed and you won't feel harmed. Don't feel harmed and you haven't been.
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.