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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“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.”
“Have I not found a happy earth? I least should breathe a thought of pain.”
“Happy the hare at morning, for she cannot read / The Hunter's waking thoughts.”
“Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.”