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Books

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson

Vincent Di Norcia thinks about Roman Emperors.

Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) was a Roman emperor and a Stoic philosopher. He is perhaps best known for his Meditations, which are mostly reflections about his thoughts and feelings. Happiness, Aurelius wrote, depends on controlling how one thinks and feels: “You have power over your mind, not outside events beyond your control. Our life is what our thoughts make it.”

Philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius, riding into history.

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