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Every man's happiness depends from himself, but behold thy life is almost at an end, whiles affording thyself no respect, thou dost make thy happiness to consist in the souls, and conceits of other men.

Marcus Aureliusマルクス・アウレリウス

Meditations, Book 2, Section III·121-180 CE

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Marcus Aurelius

マルクス・アウレリウス

121-180 CE · Roman Stoicism

Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher.

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