Control the response, not the result The Arthashastra makes the same observation Chanakya built an entire theory of ...

Marcus Aurelius said external events don't cause pain; our interpretation does. Learn to master your judgment and find calm under pressure.

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The Emperor Who Expected to Be Wrong Marcus Aurelius kept a private journal he never intended anyone to read. In it, he ...

Marcus Aurelius was no stranger to pandemics. For 16 years of his reign as Roman Emperor (161-180 CE), the empire was ravaged by the Antonine plague, which took five million lives. It was during this ...

Marcus Aurelius' timeless advice on waking up is inspiring millions to rethink purpose, discipline, and daily motivation.

The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161 to 180 AD, and developed a reputation for being the ideal wise leader Plato termed the "philosopher king." Marcus has remained relevant for 1,800 years ...

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was the model philosopher-king. Though his rule was troubled by war and conflict, he remained a thoughtful and even-handed ruler. Meditations is a ...

In the middle of the second century CE, the most powerful man in the Western world sat in the legionary fortress of Carnuntum, by the River Danube, contemplating the fact that one day nobody would ...

After the three Flavian emperors—Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian—came the “Five Good Emperors” of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty: Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and our man Marcus Aurelius (d. 180 ...