Marcus Aurelius Antoninus aive mambo weRoma kubva 161 kusvika 180 uye muzivi wechiStoic. Akanga ari wokupedzisira pavatongi vaizivikanwa saVatongi Vashanu Vakanaka (shoko rakaumbwa mazana amakore 13 gare gare naNiccolò Machiavelli), uye mambo wokupedzisira wePax Romana, zera rorugare rwakati nokudzikama kwoUmambo hweRoma hwakagara kubvira muna 27 B.C.E. kusvika 180 CE. Akashanda semumiriri weRoma muna 140, 145, uye 161.
Mushure mokunge Antoninus afa muna 161, Marcus akatora chigaro pamwe chete nemukoma wake wokurera, uyo akatonga pasi pezita rokuti Lucius Verus. Mukutonga kwaMarcus, Umambo hweRoma hwakaona kurwisana kukuru kwemauto. KuMabvazuva, vaRoma vakarwa zvakabudirira nehumambo hweParthian hwakamutsidzirwa uye Humambo hwevapanduki hweArmenia.
Marcus akakunda Marcomanni, Quadi, uye Sarmatian Iazyges muMarcomannic Wars; zvisinei, ava nevamwe vanhu vokuGermany vakatanga kumiririra chokwadi chinotambudza nokuda kwoUmambo. Akagadzirisa kuchena kwesirivha pamari yeRoma, dhinari. Kutambudzwa kwamaKristu muUmambo hweRoma kunoratidzika kuva kwakawedzera mukati mokutonga kwaMarcus, asi kubatanidzwa kwake muna ikoku hakuzivikanwi.
Denda reAntonine rakatanga muna 165 kana kuti 166 rikaparadza vagari vomuUmambo hweRoma, richikonzera kufa kwevanhu mamiriyoni mashanu kusvika kugumi. Lucius Verus angave akafa nedenda muna 169. Kusiyana nevamwe vakamutangira, Marcus akasarudza kusatora mugari wenhaka. Vana vake vaisanganisira Lucilla, akaroora Lucius, uye Commodus, uyo kutevedzana kwaMarcus kwave kuri nyaya yekukakavadzana pakati pevanyori vemazuva ano nevemazuva ano.
Column and Equestrian Statue yaMarcus Aurelius ichiri kuRome, kwavakamiswa vachipemberera kukunda kwake muchiuto. Kufungisisa, zvinyorwa zve "muzivi" - sevanyori vemazuva ano vehupenyu vanonzi Marcus - ndiwo wakakosha wekunzwisisa kwazvino kweuzivi hwechiStoic. Vakarumbidzwa navamwe vanyori, vazivi, madzimambo, uye vezvamatongerwe enyika mazana amakore pashure porufu rwake.
Mamwe eakanakisa makotesheni kubva kuna Marcus Aurelius akanyorwa pazasi.
- "Murwi ari nani, asi asiri mugari ari nani, munhu ari nani, sosi iri nani munzvimbo dzakasimba, mukanganwiri ari nani wekukanganisa." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Pfungwa inokosha yekuyeuka: kukosha kwekuteerera kunosiyana maererano nechinhu chayo. Zviri nani kuti usape zvinhu zvidiki nguva yakawanda kupfuura yazvinokodzera.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Murume anofanira kumira akati twasu, kwete kuchengetwa akati twasu nevamwe. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Murume anofanira kugara aine mitemo miviri iyi akagadzirira. Chekutanga, kuita izvo chete izvo chikonzero chekutonga kwako uye masimba emitemo zvinokurudzira basa remunhu. Chechipiri, kushandura maonero ako pese kana chero ani zvake ari pedyo akakuita zvakanaka uye akakuvhiringidza mune imwe pfungwa, asi kuchinja kwemafungiro uku kunofanira kuuya chete nokuti unogutsikana kuti chimwe chinhu chakanaka kana kuti chinobatsira ruzhinji, kwete nokuti chinoratidzika sechinofadza kana kuwedzera mukurumbira.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Kukosha kwemunhu hakuna hukuru kupfuura kukosha kwezvinangwa zvake." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Muiti wezvakaipa anowanzova murume akasiya chimwe chinhu chisina kuitwa, kwete nguva dzose anenge aita chimwe chinhu.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Gamuchira zvinhu zvinokusunga iwe uye ude vanhu vaunosangana navo pamwe chete, asi uite saizvozvo nemoyo wako wose." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Gamuchira chero chinouya kwauri chakarukwa nenzira yezvaunoenda, nekuti chii chinganyatsoenderana nezvido zvako?" - Marcus Aurelius
- “Chinja upenyu hwawakapiwa; uye idai zvechokwadi vanhu vakakupoteredzai navo.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Tese tiri zvisikwa zvezuva - murangaridzi uye anorangarirwa zvakafanana. Zvese ndezve ephemeral - zvese ndangariro uye chinhu chekuyeuka. " - Marcus Aurelius
- "Zvinhu zvese zvinopera uye zvinokurumidza kutendeukira kungano." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Zvinhu zvese kubva nekusingaperi zvakafanana mafomu uye zvinouya zvakatenderedza." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Zvinhu zvose zvemuviri zvinoyerera zvichienda sorwizi, zvinhu zvose zvepfungwa zviroto nokunyengera; upenyu ihondo, uye kushanya kune imwe nyika; mukurumbira wechigarire bedzi unokanganwa.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Kuda chinzvimbo kunoreva kubatanidza kugara kwako zvakanaka kune zvinotaurwa kana kuitwa nevamwe vanhu. Kuzvida kunoreva kuzvisungirira kuzvinhu zvinoitika kwauri. Hutsanana hunoreva kuzvibatanidza nezviito zvako. " - Marcus Aurelius
- “Uye kana iri zvinhu zvepamusoro senyeredzi, tinowana rudzi rwekubatana mukuparadzana. Kukwira kwatinoita pachiyero chekuve, kunova nyore kuziva kubatana kunyangwe pakati pezvinhu zvakaparadzaniswa nemadaro mahombe. " - Marcus Aurelius
- "Kutsamwa hakugoni kuva kusatendeseka." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Kwese kwaunogona kutungamira hupenyu hwako, unogona kutungamira zvakanaka." - Marcus Aurelius
- Nepaunogona napo, iva netsika yokuzvibvunza maererano nechiito chipi nechipi chinoitwa nomumwe: 'Ndeipi yaanotaura pano?' Asi tanga newe, uzviongorore iwe pachako. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Iva sedombo rinoramba richipwanyirwa nemafungu; asi inomira yakasimba uye inopingudza hasha dzemvura dzakaipoteredza.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Iva anoshivirira kune vamwe uye uzviomere iwe pachako." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Iva tenzi wako, uye tarisa zvinhu semunhu, semunhu, semugari, sechisikwa chinofa." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Nekuti chinhu chinoita sechakaoma kwauri, usafunge kuti hazvigoneke kuti chero munhu aite." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Tanga zuva rega rega nekuzviudza kuti, ‘Nhasi ndichange ndichisangana nekupindira, kusatenda, kusavimbika, kusavimbika, kuvenga, uye udyire’ – zvose izvi zvichikonzerwa nekusaziva kwevapari vemhosva zvakanaka kana zvakaipa.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Sarudza kusakuvadzwa – uye hauzonzwa kukuvadzwa. Usanzwe kukuvadzwa - uye iwe hausati wakuvadzwa." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Zvichengetedze kusvika ikozvino." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Rufu kusunungurwa kubva mukuona kwemanzwiro, uye kubva pazvishuvo zvinotiita zvidhori zvavo, uye kubva mukusagadzikana kwepfungwa, uye kubva mukushanda kwakaoma kwenyama. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Rufu runotinyemwerera tose; chatinogona kuita kunyemwerera zvakare." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Chera mukati – mukati mune tsime rezvakanaka; uye inogara yakagadzirira kutumbuka, kana ukangochera.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Ita chiito chese chehupenyu hwako sekunge ndicho chiitiko chekupedzisira chehupenyu hwako." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Musaita sokunge muchararama makore zviuru gumi. Rufu rwakarembera pamusoro pako. Muchiri mupenyu, pachine simba renyu, itai zvakanaka. - Marcus Aurelius
- "Usanyara kubatsira." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Usaite zviroto zvekuva nezvausina, asi verenga mukuru wemaropafadzo auinawo, uye wobva warangarira nekutenda kuti ungaashuva sei dai asiri ako.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Musafunga kuti zvinokuomerai kubata munhu hazvigoneke; uye kana zvichibvira nenzira yomunhu, rangarirai kuva mukati maunogona kuzviita.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Ita zvaunoda. Kunyangwe ukazvipatsanura, vanhu vazhinji vanoramba vachiita zvinhu zvimwe chetezvo. " - Marcus Aurelius
- “Fungisisa kunaka kwehupenyu. Tarisa nyeredzi uzvione uchimhanya nadzo.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Chipenyu chese chipenyu chinozadzikiswa kana chikatevera nzira chaiyo yezvacho." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Zvese - bhiza, muzambiringa - zvakagadzirirwa rimwe basa. Saka, iwe pachako wakasikirwa basa ripi? - Marcus Aurelius
- “Chinhu chose chakaisvonaka chine runako rwacho, chokuzvarwa nacho uye chinozvigutsa. Kurumbidza hakusi rutivi rwarwo.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Zvinhu zvose hazvina maturo, ndezvenguva pfupi, zvakaora pazviri; mumativi ose zvimwe chetezvo nhasi sezvo zvizvarwa zvino zvakafa ndokuvigwa zvakakuwana kuva kwakadaro.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Zvese ndezvezuva rimwe chete - zvese izvo zvinorangarira uye izvo zvinorangarirwa." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Zvese zviripo zviri nenzira mhodzi yezvichava." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Zvese zvinoitika, zvinoitika sezvazvinofanira, uye kana ukanyatsoongorora, uchaona kuti ndizvo zvazviri." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Zvose zvatinonzwa ipfungwa, kwete chokwadi. Zvese zvatinoona maonero, kwete chokwadi. " - Marcus Aurelius
- "Kwese, panguva imwe neimwe, une sarudzo: kugamuchira chiitiko ichi nekuzvininipisa, kubata munhu uyu sezvaanofanira kubatwa, kusvika kune iyi pfungwa nehanya, kuti pasave nechinhu chisina musoro chinopinda." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Mukurumbira mushure mehupenyu hakuna nani pane kukanganwa." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Nekuti zviri musimba rako kuzvisarudzira iwe pese paunosarudza." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Nekuda kwekuratidzwa kwekunze mutsigiri anoshamisa wechikonzero." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Rega nyota yako yemabhuku, kuti urege kufa uchinetseka." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Akapfuma kwazvo, haana nzvimbo yekuita shit." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Heino mutemo unofanira kuyeuka munguva yemberi apo chinhu chipi nechipi chinokukwezva kuti unzwe hasha: kwete ‘Iyi inhamo,’ asi ‘Kutakura izvi zvakakodzera irombo rakanaka.’” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Zvakaoma zvakadii mhedzisiro yehasha pane zvinokonzeresa." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Zvinosekesa uye zvinoshamisa sei kushamiswa nechero chinhu chinoitika muhupenyu." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Vanhu vakavepo nekuda kweumwe neumwe, saka vadzidzise, kana dzidza kuvatakura." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Ndaigara ndichishamisika kuti sei murume ari wose anozvida kupfuura vamwe varume vose, asi zvakadaro anoisa kukosha kushoma pamafungiro ake pachake pane maonero evamwe." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Ndaimbova murume ane rombo rakanaka, asi pane imwe nguva, rombo rakanaka rakandisiya. Asi chokwadi rombo rakanaka ndizvo zvaunozviitira. Rombo rakanaka - hunhu hwakanaka, vavariro dzakanaka, uye zviito zvakanaka. " - Marcus Aurelius
- “Kana zvisina kunaka, usazviita; kana zvisiri zvechokwadi, usazvitaura. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Kana mumwe munhu akakwanisa kundiratidza kuti zvandinofunga kana kuita hazvina kunaka, ndichachinja nomufaro, nokuti ndinotsvaga chokwadi, chisina kumbokuvadzwa nemunhu. Munhu anorambira mukuzvinyengedza nokusaziva ndiye anokuvadzwa.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Kana uchinetswa nechinhu chipi nechipi chokunze, marwadzo acho haabvi nokuda kwechinhu chacho pachacho, asi nokuda kwokufunga kwako kwacho; uye izvi une simba rekuzvikanzura chero nguva. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Kana uchichemedzwa nezvinhu zvokunze, hazvisi izvo zvinokukanganisa, asi kutonga kwako pachako kwazviri. Uye zviri musimba rako kudzima kutonga ikoko ikozvino. - Marcus Aurelius
- "Mukutaura kwekutenda kwechokwadi, kusuruvara kunoonekwa chete nekusavapo kwayo." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Muupenyu hwomunhu, nguva yake ichinguva chiduku, kuva kwake kuyerera kusingagumi, pfungwa dzake chiedza chisina kujeka, muviri wake mhuka yehonye, mweya wake ihonye isina kugadzikana, pfuma yake yakasviba, mukurumbira wake hauna chokwadi. Muchidimbu, zvese zviri muviri zvakaita semvura inoyerera, zvese zvemweya sezviroto nemhute. - Marcus Aurelius
- "Mangwanani paunomuka usingadi, pfungwa iyi ngaivepo - ndiri kusimuka kubasa remunhu. Saka nei ndisingagutsikani kana ndichaita zvinhu zvandiripo uye zvandakaunzirwa panyika? - Marcus Aurelius
- “Chinhu chinosekesa kuti munhu arege kutiza uipi hwake, izvo chaizvoizvo zvinobvira, asi kuti atize uipi hwavamwe vanhu, izvo zvisingabviri.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Hakusi rufu kuti munhu anofanira kutya, asi anofanira kutya kusambotanga kurarama." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Hazvisi zviito zvevamwe zvinotinetsa - nekuti izvo zviito zvinodzorwa nechikamu chavo chinotonga - asi asi kutonga kwedu pachedu. Naizvozvo, bvisa mitongo iyoyo uye tsunga kurega kutsamwa kwako, uye zvinenge zvatoenda. Unoregedzera sei? Nokuziva kuti zviito zvakadaro hazvinyadzise kwauri.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Zviri musimba redu kuti tisatonge pamusoro pechimwe chinhu, uye nokudaro tisakanganise pfungwa dzedu; nokuti hapana chinhu pachacho chine simba rokuumba mitongo yedu.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Zvakada kuitika." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Mutsa haukundike, chero usina kubata kumeso kana unyengeri. Nokuti chii chingaitwa nomunhu anozvikudza zvikuru kwauri, kana iwe uchironga kuva netsitsi kwaari, uye kana iwe uine mukana, zvinyoronyoro rayira uye wakadzikama muratidze izvo zvakarurama, uye taura izvi nekuchenjerera uye kubva pakuona kwepasi rose. Asi musaita izvi nokunyomba kana kutuka, asi norudo uye musina kutsamwa mumweya yenyu. - Marcus Aurelius
- "Hupenyu hahuna kunaka kana kuipa, asi inzvimbo yezvakanaka nezvakaipa." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Hupenyu maonero." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Rarama hupenyu hwakanaka. Kana vari vamwari uye vakarurama, havazovi nehanya kuti wanga wakazvipira zvakadini, asi vachakugamuchira kubva pakunaka kwawakaita. Kana variko vamwari, asi vasina kururama, saka musada kuvanamata. Kana pasina vamwari, ipapo unenge waenda, asi unenge wararama hupenyu hunokudzwa hucharamba huri mundangariro dzevadiwa vako.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Rarama upenyu hwako muchokwadi nokururamisira, uchishivirira avo vasiri vechokwadi kana kuti vakarurama.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Tarisa kumashure pane zvakapfuura, nehumambo hwayo hunochinja hwakasimuka hukadonha, uye iwe unogona kufanoonawo ramangwana." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Tarisa pasi; ngazvirege kukutiza mavara mazhinji echinhu kana kukosha kwawo. - Marcus Aurelius
- "Usatarise pasina, kunyangwe kwechinguvana, kunze kwekungofunga." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Zvichenjerere iwe; kune tsime resimba rinogara richibuda kana ukagara wakatarisa.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Nhamo, yakazvarwa zvine mbiri, irombo rakanaka." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Hapana chakaipa, kana chiri nani chinhu chinogadzirwa nekurumbidzwa." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Usambofa wakakoshesa chero chinhu sechakanakira iwe chinokuita kuti utyore izwi rako kana kurasikirwa nekuzviremekedza kwako." - Marcus Aurelius
- Usambofa wakakanganwa kuti chadenga chinhu chipenyu chimwe chine chinhu chimwe uye mweya mumwe - chinobata zvinhu zvese zvakarembera mukuziva kumwe chete uye kugadzira zvinhu zvese zvine chinangwa chimwe chete kuti zvishande pamwe chete kuruka nekuruka uye kupfumbura chero chinoitika. ” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Usatongorega ramangwana richikuvhiringidza. Uchasangana nazvo, kana uchifanira kudaro, nezvombo zvimwe chetezvo zvokufunga izvo nhasi uno kurwisana nazvo.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Usambofa wakada mweya wako, usambofa wakangonaka, wakapusa kana usina kukwenenzverwa. Ratidza kupfuura muviri wakakupoteredza. ” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Hapana murume anofara asingazvifungi saizvozvo." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Hapana anogona kurasikirwa nekare kana ramangwana - munhu angatorerwa sei chaasina? Ingori nguva iripo chete iyo inomira sekuda kunyimwa, uye kana izvi zviri zvese zvaanazvo, haakwanise kurasikirwa nezvaasina. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Hakuna munhu anorasikirwa nehumwe upenyu kunze kwaiye waanorarama zvino, uye hapana mumwe anorarama humwe humwe upenyu kunze kwahwo hwaacharasikirwa nahwo. - Marcus Aurelius
- "Hapana chinoitika kune chero munhu chaasina kufanirwa nemasikirwo kutakura." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Hapana chinhu chinonyadzisa kupfuura murume anodada nekuzvininipisa kwake." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Hapana kupi munhu angawana kwokutizira kwakanyarara kana kuti kusinganetseki kupfuura mumweya wake.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Cherechedza nguva dzose kuti zvinhu zvese mhedzisiro yekuchinja, uye jaira kufunga kuti hapana chinhu chinodiwa nemusikirwo nekuchinja mafomu aripo uye kugadzira matsva akafanana nawo." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Ona kufamba kwenyeredzi sokunge uri kumhanyisana nadzo, uye ita kuti pfungwa dzako dzigare dzichifunga nezvekuchinja kwemamiriro ekunze kune imwe neimwe. Kufungidzira kwakadaro kunosuka tsvina youpenyu pasi.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Pfuura panguva ino diki maererano nezvisikwa, uye pedzisa rwendo rwako mune zvinogutsa, sezvinoita muorivhi unodonha kana waibva, uchiropafadza zvisikwa zvakaugadzira, uye uchitenda muti wawakakurira." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Kugadzikana kwakakwana mukati kunosanganisira kurongeka kwakanaka kwepfungwa - nzvimbo yako pachako." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Kukwana kwehunhu ndeichi: kurarama zuva rega rega sekunge ndiro rako rekupedzisira - pasina kupenga, kusava nehanya, pasina kunyepedzera." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Gamuchira pasina kuzvikudza, sunungura pasina kunetseka." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Pengenuka, zvifonere, uye muka zvakare. Iye zvino zvawaona kuti zviroto chete ndizvo zvanga zvichikunetsa, ona izvi ‘zvechokwadi’ sokuona kwaunoita zviroto zvako.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Ramba pfungwa yako yokukuvadzwa uye kukuvara kuchanyangarika.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Rangarira, hapana chimwe chiri chako kunze kwenyama neropa rako - uye hapana chimwe chiri pasi pesimba rako." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Nyatsotora zvakazara pamusoro pezvakanaka zvamunazvo, uye mukutenda, rangarirai kuti mungavatevera sei, kana musinazvo. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Icho chisina kunaka kugota, kana kunyuchi. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Chokwadi chakanaka hachidi chinhu; kwete zvinopfuura mutemo, kwete zvinopfuura chokwadi, kwete zvinopfuura mutsa kana kuti kuzvininipisa.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Unyanzvi hwekurarama hwakafanana nekurwa pane kutamba, kusvika painomira yakagadzirira kurwisana netsaona uye zvisingafanoonekwi, uye haina kukodzera kudonha." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Kutsiva kwakanyanya hakusi kuita semuvengi wako." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Mwoto unopfuta unoita mirazvo nokupenya kwezvinhu zvose zvinokandwamo. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Mutemo wekutanga kuchengeta mweya usinganetseki. Chechipiri ndechekutarisa zvinhu pachiso uye kuzviziva kuti zvakamira sei. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Mufaro uye kusafara kwemhuka ine mufungo, inogarisana inotsamira kwete pane iyo inonzwa, asi pane zvaakaita; kungofanana nokunaka kwake nouipi hwake zvisingabvi mukunzwa asi mukuita.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Mufaro weavo vanoda mukurumbira unotsamira pavamwe; mufaro weavo vanotsvaka mafaro unochinja-chinja nezvimiro zvavasingadzori; asi mufaro wevakachenjera unobuda pamabasa avo ega.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Mufaro wehupenyu hwako unoenderana nemhando yemafungiro ako. Naizvozvo, chengetedza zvinoenderana uye chenjerera kuti hauna pfungwa dzisina kukodzera kune hunhu uye hunhu hunonzwisisika. " - Marcus Aurelius
- “Munhu akatendeseka uye akanaka anofanira kunyatsofanana nemunhu anonhuwa, kuitira kuti mutariri paanongosvika pedyo naye anofanira kunhuwa kuti anoda here kana kuti kwete.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Chipingamupinyi chekuita chinosimudzira chiito. Izvo zvinomira munzira inova nzira." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Yeuko yezvinhu zvese inokurumidza kuremerwa nenguva." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Chinangwa chehupenyu hachisi chekuva kudivi reruzhinji, asi kutiza, uchizviwana uri pakati pevanopenga." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Kumbundirana kwepabonde kunogona chete kuenzaniswa nenziyo uye nomunyengetero.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Mweya unodhonzwa neruvara rwepfungwa dzawo.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Nguva yava pedyo apo unenge wakanganwa zvinhu zvose; uye nguva yava pedyo apo vose vachange vakukanganwai. Gara uchiratidzira kuti munguva pfupi unenge usipo, uye hapana kwauchazovepo. " - Marcus Aurelius
- “Chisiko chapose pose chinoshanduka; hupenyu hwedu ndizvo zvinoita pfungwa dzedu. " - Marcus Aurelius
- “Zvifunge sewakafa. Wakararama hupenyu hwako. Zvino, tora zvasara uzvirarame nemazvo. Chisingafambisi chiedza chinozvipa rima. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Nguva yakaita sorwizi rwezviitiko zvichaitika, norwizi runopenga; nokuti kana chinhu changoonekwa, chinotorwa, uye chimwe chinouya panzvimbo yacho, uye ichowo chichaendwa nacho. - Marcus Aurelius
- "Kutevera zvisingasvikiki kupenga, asi vasina kufunga havangamboregi kuzviita." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Kuverenga nokushingaira; kwete kuzorora nekugutsikana nechiedza uye ruzivo rwepamusoro, kana kukurumidza kubvumirana nezvinhu zvinowanzotaurwa. - Marcus Aurelius
- "Nhasi ndapunyuka mumamiriro ese ezvinhu, kana kuti ndakarasa mamiriro ese, nekuti akange asiri kunze kwangu, asi mukati mekutonga kwangu." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Nhasi ndanzvenga kuzvidya mwoyo. Kana kuti kwete, ndakairasa, nokuti yakanga iri mandiri, mukuona kwangu—kwete kunze.” - Marcus Aurelius
- “Ndiri kushaya mufaro nekuti izvi zvaitika kwandiri. Kwete, asi ndinofara, kunyange izvi zvakaitika kwandiri, nokuti ndinoramba ndisina marwadzo - ndisingapwanyiki nezvino kana kutya ramangwana. " - Marcus Aurelius
- “Regai kupedza nguva muchipopotedzana kuti murume akanaka anofanira kuitei. Iva mumwe." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Isu tiri vamwe vevamwe." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Zvatisingagoni kutakura zvinotibvisa muupenyu; zvakasara zvinogona kutakurwa.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Zvatinoita zvino zvinonzwika nekusingaperi." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Chero chero munhu anoita kana kutaura, ndinofanira kuva emerald uye kuchengeta ruvara rwangu." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Chero nguva yaunosarudza inguva yakakodzera - kwete kunonoka, kwete kutanga." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Kana mumwe akakupomera mhosva kana kukuvenga, kana vanhu vachitaura kushoropodza kwakafanana, enda kumweya yavo, pinda mukati uone kuti vanhu vakaita sei. Uchaona kuti hapana chikonzero chokunetseka kuti vanofanira kuva nemafungiro api neapi pamusoro pako.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Apo simba remamiriro ezvinhu rinokanganisa kuenzana kwako, usarasikirwa nenguva yekudzorera kuzvidzora kwako, uye usaramba uri kunze kwenguva yakareba kupfuura iwe unogona kubatsira. Kudzokororwa kwetsika kutsinhirano kuchawedzera kugona kwako.” - Marcus Aurelius
- "Kana varume vasina hunhu, chenjerera kuti usanzwe kwavari sezvavanoita kune vamwe vanhu." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Paunomuka mangwanani, funga nezve ropafadzo inokosha kuva mupenyu - kufema, kufunga, kunakidzwa, kuda." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Pese paunenge wava kuda kutsvaga mhosva kune mumwe munhu, zvibvunze mubvunzo unotevera: imhosva ipi yangu yakada kufanana neyandiri kuda kushoropodza?" - Marcus Aurelius
- “Uyo anoita zvakaipa, anozvitadzira; ani naani anoita zvisakarurama, anozviitira iye amene - anozviita akaipa. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Pano munhu angandizvidza here? Ngaazvionere. Asi ndichatarira kuti ndirege kuwanwa ndichiita kana kutaura chinhu chipi nechipi chakafanira kuzvidzwa. - Marcus Aurelius
- “Unogara uine sarudzo yekusafunga. Hapana kana chikonzero chekugadziriswa kana kunetsa mweya wako pamusoro pezvinhu zvausingakwanisi kudzora. Zviro izvi azvisi kukumbira kutongwa newe. Vasiye vakadaro. - Marcus Aurelius
- "Iwe uri mweya mudiki wakatakura chitunha, sezvaisimbotaurwa naEpictetus." - Marcus Aurelius
- "Une simba pamusoro pepfungwa dzako - kwete kunze kwezviitiko. Ziva izvi uye uchawana simba. " - Marcus Aurelius
- "Unofanirwa kudzivirira zvimwe zvinhu muchitima chako chekufunga - zvese zvisina tsarukano, zvese zvisina basa, uye zvechokwadi zvese zvinonyanya kukosha kana zvakaipa." - Marcus Aurelius
- “Mazuva ako ave mashoma. Vashandise kukanda mahwindo emweya wako kuzuva. Kana ukasadaro, zuva richakurumidza kuvira, uye iwe unaro.” - Marcus Aurelius