Quote of Marcus Aurelius: 'No soul is willing to be...
Biography - Marcus Aurelius:
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) is a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher. He ruled from 161 to 180 AD and is best known for his Meditations, a collection of aphorisms and brief reflections on duty, death, and the conduct of the wise person in the face of human errors and weaknesses.
Born: 121 - Died: 180
Period:
2nd century
Place of birth: Italy
Born: 121 - Died: 180
Period:
2nd century
Place of birth: Italy
'No soul is willing to be robbed of truth', he says. The same holds of justice, too, of temperance, of kindness, and the like. It is most necessary to remember this continually, for thus you will be more gentle to all men.
Note
BOOK VII, 63
Quote source: Meditations
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about soul:
At any moment you choose you can retire within yourself. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
Quotes for: truth
To be able to discern what is true as true and what is false as false — this is the mark and character of intelligence.
Quotes about virtue:
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
Recommend virtue to your children it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience.
Quotes about Justice:
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