Marcus Aurelius: Quotes about nature

Marcus Aurelius was Emperor of Ancient Rome. Explore interesting quotes on nature.

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“Let there be freedom from perturbations with respect to the things which come from the external cause; and let there be justice in the things done by virtue of the internal cause, that is, let there be movement and action terminating in this, in social acts, for this is according to thy nature.”

Marcus Aurelius book Meditations

Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book IX, 31

“Of Fronto, to how much envy and fraud and hypocrisy the state of a tyrannous king is subject unto, and how they who are commonly called [Eupatridas Gk.], i.e. nobly born, are in some sort incapable, or void of natural affection.”

Marcus Aurelius book Meditations

Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book I, 8