Book Eight
8:36
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.
36. Do not disturb yourself by thinking of the whole of your life.
Let not your thoughts at once embrace all the various troubles which you may expect to befall you: but on every occasion ask yourself What is there in this which is intolerable and past bearing?
For you will be ashamed to confess.
In the next place remember that neither the future nor the past pains you but only the present.
But this is reduced to a very little, if you only circumscribe it, and chidest your mind, if it is unable to hold out against even this.
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 36
Content:
36. Do not disturb yourself by thinking of the whole of your life.
Let not your thoughts at once embrace all the various troubles which you may expect to befall you: but on every occasion ask yourself What is there in this which is intolerable and past bearing?
For you will be ashamed to confess.
In the next place remember that neither the future nor the past pains you but only the present.
But this is reduced to a very little, if you only circumscribe it, and chidest your mind, if it is unable to hold out against even this.