Alone with myself. Maxims

Self-discipline, composure, courage not only helped the Roman emperor Marc Aurelius Antonin (121-180), or, as the descendants called him, the “philosopher on the throne”, cope with the hardships of the camping life, the rejection of the war and the torment of loneliness, but allowed him to give a complete form the teachings of the Stoics and become influential of the philosophers of ancient Rome. He, the ancient Roman ruler, the opponent - and albeit relatively moderate, but still a consistent persecutor, Christian, became one of the most cited authors for teachers of the Church and influenced all Christian thinkers from blessed Jerome to L. N. Tolstoy.

About the series Great Persons is a library of the main works of the most legendary and outstanding representatives of different eras. These are rulers, philosophers, artists - key figures of their time, whose thoughts and ideas to this day are interested in humanity. In each book of the series, a kind of “Sammari” is selected: for each person, excerpts from key works, aphorisms, thoughts and statements are presented. These extremely practical publications will become indispensable for students who only meet world culture and history, and for those who want to make up for some knowledge gaps. A convenient pocket format, a soft cover will allow you to get acquainted with the cultural heritage of the Great on the way to the institute or to work. The publication “Perfection of character is expressed in every day to spend, as the last in life, to be alien to vanity, inaction, hypocrisy.” Thus, in his “thoughts”, Marc Aurelius Antonin (121-180), the Roman emperor, the “philosopher on the throne”, who became one of the most influential thinkers of Ancient Rome, wrote. He was forced to spend his whole life in military campaigns, where he wrote his philosophical work, known as “alone with himself”