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Marcus Aurelius was born in Rome in 121 AD and would be its Emperor from 161 to 180. Considered by Machiavelli as the last of the good Emperors, Marcus Aurelius would become one of the most important of the Stoic philosophers.
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In this video, we will be talking about 7 things you can do in your evenings from the evening routine of Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor and a student of Stoicism. During his rule, Aurelius constructed a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations.
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours.
For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.
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How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbour says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.
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