Book Eight
8:25
Book Subtitle: The classic from Marcus Aurelius.
Book Description: The personal notes of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.
This book has influenced many throughout history from students to statesmen. It's an inside look at a brilliant and thoughtful man working on living well.
The emperor and philosopher's thoughts are crucial to understand for any Stoic seeking to do their best in a complex world.
Chapter Subtitle: This reflection also tends to the removal of the desire of empty fame, that it is no longer in your power to have lived the whole of your life, or at least your life from your youth upwards, like a philosopher; but both to many others and to yourself it is plain that you art far from philosophy.
25. Lucilla saw Verus die, and then Lucilla died.
Secunda saw Maximus die, and then Secunda died.
Epitynchanus saw Diotimus die, and Epitynchanus died.
Antoninus saw Faustina die, and then Antoninus died.
Such is everything.
Celer saw Hadrian die, and then Celer died.
And those sharp-witted men, either seers or men inflated with pride, where are they?
For instance the sharp-witted men, Charax and Demetrius the Platonist and Eudaemon, and any one else like them.
All ephemeral, dead long ago.
Some indeed have not been remembered even for a short time, and others have become the heroes of fables, and again others have disappeared even from fables.
Remember this then, that this little compound, yourself must either be dissolved, or your poor breath must be extinguished, or be removed and placed elsewhere.
Book: Meditations
Subtitle: The classic from Marcus Aurelius.
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Chapter: Book Eight
Chapter Subtitle: This reflection also tends to the removal of the desire of empty fame, that it is no longer in your power to have lived the whole of your life, or at least your life from your youth upwards, like a philosopher; but both to many others and to yourself it is plain that you art far from philosophy.
Location: Chapter 8, Section 25
Content:
25. Lucilla saw Verus die, and then Lucilla died.
Secunda saw Maximus die, and then Secunda died.
Epitynchanus saw Diotimus die, and Epitynchanus died.
Antoninus saw Faustina die, and then Antoninus died.
Such is everything.
Celer saw Hadrian die, and then Celer died.
And those sharp-witted men, either seers or men inflated with pride, where are they?
For instance the sharp-witted men, Charax and Demetrius the Platonist and Eudaemon, and any one else like them.
All ephemeral, dead long ago.
Some indeed have not been remembered even for a short time, and others have become the heroes of fables, and again others have disappeared even from fables.
Remember this then, that this little compound, yourself must either be dissolved, or your poor breath must be extinguished, or be removed and placed elsewhere.