Lines by Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher · 121–180
Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from 161 until his death. His Meditations are private notes, written in Greek, on how to live well under pressure.
The universe is change; life is what we judge it to be.
ὁ κόσμος ἀλλοίωσις, ὁ βίος ὑπόληψις.
Meditations, 4.3
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