I just finished reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Below are some of the the phrases and sentences that caught my attention. Buy it on amazon.com
- Seductive bloom
- Focused throught, deliberate action
- Sins of desire vs sins of passion
- Concept of continual mutation
- Accept without either complacency or compunction materal comforts
- No one can lose what is already past, nor what is still to come
- Impressions > Assent > Conviction > Knowledge
- Take no action haphazardly or without regards to the principles governing its proper execution
- Retire within myself
- Nothing is made better or worse by praise
- Transient nature of life
- What is no good for the hive is no good for the bee
- Same show, different actors
No TweetBacks yet. (Be the first to Tweet this post)
I received a copy of Marcus Aurelius’ meditations a few years ago and was astounded by how little the world has changed. It really is a fantastic work of literature and is just as relevant today as it was almost 2000 years ago.
I’ve started a project of publishing Marcus Aurelius’ meditations on a special blog – one per day. It will take a bit under 18 months to publish all of them. If you’re interested in taking a look, it’s at http://marcus-aurelius-meditations.blogspot.com/
All the best.