Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius speaks: "When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will ...

1800 years after his death, Marcus Aurelius is still being read and misunderstood. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV. ... “and near the forgetfulness of you by all” —but he spoke too soon.

1800 years after his death, Marcus Aurelius is still being read and misunderstood. ... “and near the forgetfulness of you by all” —but he spoke too soon.

What does a Roman Emperor know about self-discipline? A lot, as it turns out! In this video, we explore Marcus Aurelius’ ...

In the middle of the second century CE, the most powerful man in the Western world sat in the legionary fortress of Carnuntum, by the River Danube, contemplating the fact that one day nobody would ...

Like Marcus Aurelius and Benjamin Franklin, artist Georgia O’Keeffe was an early riser. “I like to get up when the dawn comes,” she told Life magazine in 1968.

After the three Flavian emperors—Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian—came the “Five Good Emperors” of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty: Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and our man Marcus ...

Category — Things I've Said That Have Never Been Said to Me. Entry 1,437: "You can do so much better!" In 90% of those cases, I was dodging a lovely invitation I nonetheless wished to decline ...

1800 years after his death, Marcus Aurelius is still being read and misunderstood.

In the middle of the second century CE, the most powerful man in the Western world sat in the legionary fortress of Carnuntum, by the River Danube, contemplating the fact that one day nobody would ...