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Marcus Aurelius

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Biography - Marcus Aurelius:

(Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) Emperor of Rome and Stoic philosopher.
Born: 121 - Died: 180
Period:
2nd century
Place of birth: Italy
Italy

While you live, while it is in your power, be good.


Note 

Note



Book IV, XVII


Source: Meditations



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Tant que tu vis, tant que tu le peux encore, deviens homme de bien.

German
Solange du lebst, solange es in deiner Macht steht, sei gut.




See also 

See also...



Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

There is nothing so beautiful and legitimate as to play the man well and properly.

Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest.




Quotes for: to live


Quotes

Quotes for: to live


True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.





To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.





To live means to love, but above all, to love life.





A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality, and lives in a world of illusion.





My trade and art is to live.





You can't live at all, unless you can live fully now.











Quotes for: good


Quotes

Quotes for: good


The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.





Do not wait to be perfect to start something good.





Where all is well, there is no such thing as injustice. Justice and goodness are inseparable.





To do good needs no consideration.





The best is the enemy of good.





How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.











Quotes

Marcus Aurelius also said...


Often he who omits an act does injustice, not only he who commits an act.





Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.





Do not trouble yourself, make yourself simple.





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.





A property, of the rational soul is love of one's neighbour.





Delve within; within is the fountain of good, and it is always ready to bubble up, if you always delve.












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