They are like this because they can’t tell good from evil. Tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly. Here are some of the highlights from selected themes. Considering that this was essentially his notebook, he was most likely engaging in behavior modification through written affirmations. Meditations is repetitive of it’s central themes. Stoicism deals with emotional intelligence, mind over matter, being tied to nature, and exercising philosophy through actions over words. Aurelius was a student of stoic philosophy. Some are quotes, most are prescriptions for self-improvement. In the final decade of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius’ life he wrote a series of personal philosophies intended for himself these would later be published as Meditations.
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