"Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, ‘Is this necessary?’”<br />-Marcus Aurelius<br /><br />Marcus Aurelius was a stoic philosopher. In urging participation in human affairs, Stoics have always believed that all inquiry aims to provide a mode of conduct characterized by the tranquillity of mind and certainty of moral worth.<br /><br />Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was a Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors, as described by Niccolò Machiavelli 13 centuries later ) Aurelius was the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to 180 AD. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161.<br />Links: <br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius</a><br /><a href="https://dailystoic.com/marcus-aurelius/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://dailystoic.com/marcus-aurelius/</a><br /><a href="https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/marcus-aurelius/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/marcus-aurelius/</a><br /><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Stoicism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/topic/Stoicism</a><br /><br />Important quotes that offer words of wisdom about life.<br />#shorts <br />#quotes <br />#quote <br />#quotesaboutlife <br />#quoteoftheday <br />#marcusaureliusquotes <br />#marcusaurelius<br /><br />Youtube Filter P2<br />Filmed using Google Pixel 3 XL<br />Philosophy and musings while hiking Perkin's Farm Conservation Area, Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, New England USA Earth<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OAokE3wKVI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OAokE3wKVI</a>