Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the Roman Emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and Aurelius' own emotions. The Meditations are a readable exposition of the system of metaphysics known as stoicism. Stoics maintained that by putting aside great passions, unjust thoughts and indulgence, man could acquire virtue and live at one with nature. This classic translation is by A.S.L. Farquharson.
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“No form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms.”
Meditations • Marcus Aurelius
“In the morning, when thou art sluggish at rousing thee, let this thought be present; “I am rising to a man’s work.””
Meditations • Marcus Aurelius