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Who Was Marcus Aurelius?
Marcus Aurelius (26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was a Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors (a term coined some 13 centuries later by Niccolò Machiavelli), and the last emperor of the Pax Romana (27 BC to 180 AD), an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161.
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The Best Marcus Aurelius Books of All Time
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Best Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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"You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think."
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"Practice really hearing what people say. Do your best to get inside their minds."
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them."
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth."
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."
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