Marcus Aurelius Quotes


I cannot comprehend how any man can want anything but the truth.


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Marcus Aurelius, 121-180, Roman Emperor & Stoic Philosopher, Meditations

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Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
  • Born: April 26, 0121
  • Died: March 17, 0180
  • Nationality: Roman
  • Profession: Soldier

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was 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.