What did Marcus Aurelius mean by: It is a sin to persue pleasure as a good and to avoid pain as a evil. Marcus Aurelius Emperor · Italy Copy
Welcome every experience the looms of fate may weave for you. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Aurelius, Acceptance, Destiny, Life, 0 Marcus Aurelius Emperor · Italy
Remind oneself continually of one of those who practiced virtue in days gone by. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Aurelius, Inspiration, Morality, Reflection, 0 Marcus Aurelius Emperor · Italy
Put an end once and for all to this discussion of what a good person should be, and be one. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Aurelius, Action, Ethics, Integrity, 0 Marcus Aurelius Emperor · Italy
+ Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it. Read explanation Author, January 13, 2023December 25, 2024, Marcus Aurelius, Acceptance, Contentment, Mortality, 0 Marcus Aurelius Emperor · Italy
+ The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. Read explanation Author, July 4, 2023January 2, 2025, Marcus Aurelius, Happiness, Quality, Thoughts, 0 Marcus Aurelius Emperor · Italy
As for literature, thefts cannot harm it, while the lapse of ages augments its value Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Aurelius, Resilience, Timelessness, Value, 0 Marcus Aurelius Emperor · Italy
+ The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away. Read explanation Author, December 15, 2022December 25, 2024, Marcus Aurelius, Generosity, Gratitude, Legacy, 0 Marcus Aurelius Emperor · Italy
If the gods care not for me and for my children, There is a reason for it. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Marcus Aurelius, Acceptance, Fate, Resilience, 0 Marcus Aurelius Emperor · Italy
What uniform can I wear to hide my heavy heart? It is too heavy. It will always show. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something. Jean Paul Writer · Germany
