“To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it.”

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 4.49 (translation by Gregory Hays)

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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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