Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius AntoninusMarcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome
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Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome
Ethics; Life; Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180; Stoics
Doubts discussed, vi. 10; vii. 75; ix. 28, 39; xii. 5, 14.
Duty, all-importance of, vi. 2, 22; x. 22.
Earth, insignificance of the, iii. 10; iv. 3 (par. 1, sub f.); vi. 36;
viii. 21; xii. 32.
Earthly things, transitory nature of, ii. 12, 17; iv. 32, 33, 35, 48; v.
23; vi. 15, 36; vii. 21, 34; viii. 21, 25; x. 18, 31; xii. 27.
Earthly things, worthlessness of, ii. 12; v. 10, 33; vi. 15; vii. 3; ix.
24, 36; xi. 2; xii. 27.
Equanimity, x. 8.
Example, we should not follow bad, vi. 6; vii. 65.
Existence, meanness of, viii. 24.
Existence, the object of, v. 1; viii. 19.
External things cannot really harm a man, or affect the soul, ii, 11 (l.
22); iv. 3 (par. 2, sub f.); 8, 39, 49 (par. 2); v. 35; vii. 64;
viii. 1 (sub f.); 32, 51 (par. 2); ix. 31; x. 33.
Failure, x. 12.
Fame, worthlessness of, iii. 10; iv. 3 (l. 45), 19, 33 (l. 10); v. 33;
vi. 16, 18; vii. 34; viii. 1, 44; ix. 30.
Fear, what we ought to, xii. 1 (l. 18).
Fellowship. _See_ Mankind.
Few things necessary for a virtuous and happy life, ii. 5; iii. 10; vii.
67; x. 8 (l. 22).
Flattery, xi. 18 (par. 10).
Formal, the, and the material, iv. 21 (par. 2); v. 13; vii. 10, 29;
viii. 11; ix. 25; xii. 8, 10, 18.
Future, we should not be anxious about the, vii. 8; viii. 11; ix. 25;
xii. 1.
Gods, perfect justice of the, xii. 5 (par. 2).
Gods, the, vi. 44; xii. 28.
Gods, the, cannot be evil, ii. 11; vi. 44.
Good, the, ii. 1.
Habit of thought, v. 16.
Happiness, what is true, v. 9 (sub f.), 34; viii. 1; x. 33.
Help to be accepted from others, xii. 7.
Heroism, true, xi. 18 (par. 10).
Ignorance. _See_ Wrong-doing.
Independence. _See_ Self-reliance.
Indifferent things, ii. 11 (sub f.); ix. 39; vi 32; ix, 1; (l. 30).
Individual, the. _See_ Interests.
Infinity. _See_ Time.
Ingratitude. _See_ Mankind.
Injustice, ix. 1.
Intelligent soul, rational beings participate in the same, iv. 40; ix.
8, 9; x. 1 (l. 15); xii. 26, 30.
Interests of the whole and the individual identical, iv. 23; v. 8 (l.
34); vi. 45, 54; x. 6, 20, 33 (sub f.); xii. 23 (l. 12).
Justice, v. 34; x. 11; xi. 10.
Justice and reason identical, xi. 1 (sub f.).
Justice prevails everywhere, iv. 10.
Leisure, we ought to have some, viii. 51.
Life, a good, everywhere possible, v. 16.
Life can only be lived once, ii. 14; x. 31 (l. 11).
Life, shortness of, ii. 4, 17; iii. 10, 14; iv. 17, 48 (sub f.). 50; vi.
15, 36, 56; x. 31, 34.
Life to be made a proper use of, without delay, ii. 4; iii. 1, 14; iv.
17, 37; vii. 56; viii. 22; x. 31 (l. 14); xii. 1 (l. 18).
Life, whether long or short, matters not, vi. 49; ix. 33; xii. 36.
Magnanimity, x. 8.
Mankind, co-operation and fellowship of, one with another; ii. 1 (l.
11), 16; iii. 4 (sub f.); 11 (sub f.); iv. 4, 33 (sub f.); v.
16 (l. 11), 20; vi. 7, 14 (sub f.), 23, 39; vii. 5, 13, 22, 55;
viii. 12, 26, 34, 43, 59; ix. 1, 9 (sub f.), 23, 31, 42 (sub.
f.); x. 36, (l. 16); xi. 8, 21; xii. 20.
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