Below are the best quotes we could find featuring marcus aurelius about moral philosophy.
CLEAR ALL
Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
Whoever does wrong, wrongs himself; whoever does injustice, does it to himself, making himself evil.
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
1
Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them.
2
Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm. Tired or well-rested. Despised or honored. Dying . . . or busy with other assignments. Because dying, too, is one of our assignments in life.
Photo Credit: DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI / Contributor / De Agostini / Getty Images