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Marcus Aurelius Meditations Explaining Stoicism

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(A Discussion of My Favorite Lines in Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Explaining Stoicism) When it comes to Platonism, Marcus Aurelius essentially strips away all the extraneous philosophies revolving around that philosophy. Marcus takes a very realistic approach to the world from a leadership perspective. One could say he is the unintentional founder of Stoicism, a philosophy based on accepting the world is not an ideal place and striving to learn from hardships, not complain. In his private journals, Marcus Aurelius makes many statements that I find to be very agreeable to and mean a great deal to my personal way of life. These lines discuss ideas of learning all one can, living everyday as if it were your last, and do not break against the hardships of life. …show more content…

The exact quote is, “Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around,” (257). In life, knowledge is power, and exposing ourselves to new concepts and ideas always gives us new knowledge for new challenges. One can never be prepared enough for the trials of life, yet the best we can do is keep an open mind to new informations in order to easily bounce back from failures. This is something I believe in heartily and take in whatever knowledge I can from failures in order to prevent it from happening again. This quote heavily influences Stoicism, as the philosophy states that positive and negative experiences should not hinder us, but only teach

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