Key insights from
Meditations
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Published May 6, 2003
What you'll learn
According to Machiavelli, Marcus Aurelius Antonius (121-180 AD) was the last of the Five Good Emperors of Rome. He was also a successful military strategist and a Stoic philosopher. The majority of his Meditations were written in the final years of his life between military campaigns, and they have served as a window into ancient Stoicism and an inspiration for many on how to live well.
Key insights
- 1 Giving in to your anger, getting pulled into the anger of others, and leeching off of life without being part of it are all miserable ways to live.
- 2 When people obsess over the lives and opinions of others, they forget to cultivate their own.
- 3 The best way to “get away from it all” is to turn your attention inward to your soul from time to time.
- 4 If you want to be satisfied with life, do what you were made to do.
- 5 Embrace setbacks and they will be the making of you.
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