https://blog.georgefabish.com/tags/marcus_aurelius/ Recent content in Marcus_aurelius on George's Blog Hugo en-US Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/meditations-marcus-aurelius-antonius-the-roman-emperor/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:03:00 -0500 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/meditations-marcus-aurelius-antonius-the-roman-emperor/ <p>Marcus Aurelius, one of the greatest emperors Rome ever produced, wrote a series of notes to himself. It is believed that these notes were never meant to be published but were part of his personal practice of self-improvement and philosophical reflection. Scattered with exhortations to not bend beneath the pressures of life, the reader is presented with a picture of life as something to be endured:</p> <p><strong>&ldquo;Be like a rocky promontory against which the restless surf continually pounds.&rdquo;</strong></p>