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Marcus—who had more control over his environment than most—was also the pen behind these lines: “You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

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The Evil That Men Do Harms You Only if You Do Evil in Response

Marcus reminded himself to not be upset by the misdeeds of others and to correct them if possible, but if they were stubborn and would not change, to accept it. In reacting to such people, we must never allow our own principles to be violated. Moreover, we should never be surprised by the wicked ...

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“Let not future things disturb you, for you will come to them, if it shall be necessary, having with you the same reason which you now use for present things.”

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Fame and Desires are Not Worth Pursuing

Marcus repeatedly explains why the pursuit of fame and praise is foolish and why we especially should not care about what others think of us after we die. He points out that so many famous men have been forgotten, that those who would praise one posthumo...

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Problems are Created in the Mind

Being superior to pain and pleasure allows us to fully accept the course of nature and focus on being virtuous. Our perceptions of events as troublesome are the real source of any unhappiness we experience, not the events themselves. Ma...

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Three Key Takeaway Lessons from Meditations

  • The most important lesson to take away from Meditations is that our minds have great power.
  • People will always do awful (or at least unpleasant) things and we are only responsible for our own virtue.
  • The deepest lesson in Meditations relates to our mortality and the shortness...

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Your Rational Mind is Your Greatest Asset

Marcus knew that our ability to reason is what sets us apart from the animals and is an important power that we must use to the fullest. He believed (like all Stoics) that our reason could be used to understand the universal reason present in nature, which would lead to agreement with it even if ...

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Who was Marcus Aurelius and why listen to him?

Marcus Aurelius was the most powerful and important man in the world. He was emperor of Rome for almost two decades starting in the year 161 A.D.

Although Marcus was a powerful ruler, his problems appear to be surprisingly similar to the problems we all face daily. For exam...

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The Universe is Change

Marcus Aurelius’s strongest philosophy comes when he speaks on the eternally changing nature of the universe and the acceptance of death. He reminds us that all of us will die, however, we only ...

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