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
escape finding life object oneself ranks side
The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
future lies life past spent uncertain within
Everyman's life lies within the present, for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain
enjoy life man quick
No man is quick enough to enjoy life
clue hesitate knowledge life
Knowledge the clue to life can give: Then wherefore hesitate to live
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
life thoughts universe
The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it.
life thoughts
Your life is what your thoughts make it.
act execute last life though thy
Execute every act of life as though it were thy last
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 merely
Life is not merely being alive, but being well
enjoy good life men past span twice
Good men make life a twofold span to last: Twice does he live who can enjoy his past
refuses soon
He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse
challenged magnitude
I think if we had the same magnitude of devastation that they had, we would be very much challenged as well,
earth lightly rest thee
Rest lightly on her earth, for she trod never heavily on thee