Book Nine
9:21
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.
21. Termination of activity, cessation from movement and opinion, and in a sense their death, is no evil.
Turn your thoughts now to the consideration of your life, your life as a child, as a youth, your manhood, your old age, for in these also every change was a death.
Is this anything to fear?
Turn your thoughts now to your life under your grandfather, then to your life under your mother, then to your life under your father; and as you find many other differences and changes and terminations, ask yourself Is this anything to fear?
In like manner, then, neither are the termination and cessation and change of your whole life a thing to be afraid of.
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 21
Content:
21. Termination of activity, cessation from movement and opinion, and in a sense their death, is no evil.
Turn your thoughts now to the consideration of your life, your life as a child, as a youth, your manhood, your old age, for in these also every change was a death.
Is this anything to fear?
Turn your thoughts now to your life under your grandfather, then to your life under your mother, then to your life under your father; and as you find many other differences and changes and terminations, ask yourself Is this anything to fear?
In like manner, then, neither are the termination and cessation and change of your whole life a thing to be afraid of.