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Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius — Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius

Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 144 pages

Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius is a collection of philosophical reflections and aphorisms by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, shaped by Stoic thought. They consider self-discipline, duty, transience, and inner peace, offering quiet guidance for everyday life.

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The Thoughts of the
Emperor Marcus
Aurelius Antoninus
LONG’S TRANSLATION
EDITED BY EDWIN GINN
Contents
PREFACE
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
THE THOUGHTS
PHILOSOPHY OF MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS
GENERAL INDEX

[TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: All the footnotes have been moved to the end of the text. I have also relabeled the book headings; [I., II., … XI.] has been changed to [BOOK I., BOOK II., … BOOK XI.] at the start of each Section. I have also added a “1.” before the first “thought” in each BOOK.]

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Contents

  1. The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
  2. LONG’S TRANSLATION EDITED BY EDWIN GINN
  3. Contents
  4. PREFACE.
  5. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS.
  6. THE THOUGHTS OF MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS. BOOK I.
  7. BOOK II.
  8. BOOK III.
  9. BOOK IV.
  10. BOOK V.
  11. BOOK VI.
  12. BOOK VII.
  13. BOOK VIII.
  14. BOOK IX.
  15. BOOK X.
  16. BOOK XI.
  17. BOOK XII.
  18. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS.
  19. FOOTNOTES:
  20. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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