Book Nine
9:2
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: He who acts unjustly acts impiously.
2. It would be a man's happiest lot to depart from mankind without having had any taste of lying and hypocrisy and luxury and pride.
However to breathe out one's life when a man has had enough of these things is the next best voyage, as the saying is.
Have you determined to abide with vice, and has not experience yet induced you to fly from this pestilence?
For the destruction of the understanding is a pestilence, much more indeed than any such corruption and change of this atmosphere which surrounds us.
For this corruption is a pestilence of animals so far as they are animals; but the other is a pestilence of men so far as they are men.
Book: Meditations
Subtitle: The classic from Marcus Aurelius.
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Chapter: Book Nine
Chapter Subtitle: He who acts unjustly acts impiously.
Location: Chapter 9, Section 2
Content:
2. It would be a man's happiest lot to depart from mankind without having had any taste of lying and hypocrisy and luxury and pride.
However to breathe out one's life when a man has had enough of these things is the next best voyage, as the saying is.
Have you determined to abide with vice, and has not experience yet induced you to fly from this pestilence?
For the destruction of the understanding is a pestilence, much more indeed than any such corruption and change of this atmosphere which surrounds us.
For this corruption is a pestilence of animals so far as they are animals; but the other is a pestilence of men so far as they are men.