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
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Socrates gave as his reason for declining an invitation to the court of Perdiccas, "I have no wish to go down to my grave with ignominy;" implying that he would accept no favor which he could not repay
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He is a true fugitive who flies from reason.
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For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.
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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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Always take the short cut; and that is the rational one. Therefore say and do everything according to soundest reason.
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If the gods care not for me and for my children, There is a reason for it.
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He who follows reason in all things is both tranquil and active at the same time, and also cheerful and collected.
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Blot out vain pomp; check impulse; quench appetite; keep reason under its own control.
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To a rational being it is the same thing to act according to nature and according to reason.
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It is a mistake to think that Acerra reeks of yesterday's liquor: Acerra always drinks till next morning
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Rest lightly on her earth, for she trod never heavily on thee
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Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life
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Remember that no man loses any other life than this which he now lives, nor lives any other than this which he now loses
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I think if we had the same magnitude of devastation that they had, we would be very much challenged as well,