Alone with myself. Mark Aurelius

"Alone with yourself. Reflections ”-a collection of aphoristic thoughts of Marcus Aurelius, written by him in Greek (Koyne) in the 70s of the II century during the war on the Danube border. He enjoyed undoubted success in late -mean time, and in the 16th century he was revived in European philosophical circles.

These personal records reflect the stubborn desire of the emperor not only to be guided by the teachings of the Stoics, but also to develop him further, calling the leading beginning There is no soul in a person, but the mind that needs to be brought into the consent with the nature of the whole, thus reaching impassivity.