About Marcus Aurelius
121 – 180
Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD and Stoic philosopher. His personal writings, compiled as 'Meditations', remain one of history's most influential texts on philosophy and self-improvement.
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“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
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“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
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“Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.”
“Though now long estranged, man is not wholly lost nor wholly changed.”
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”
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“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
“Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourself.”