Marcus Aurelius, one of the most powerful people in the world at the time, wrote a journal now called meditation.

Written as a private reflection, it's not heavily quotes and contains some to the best ancient Stoic wisdom we have access to today.

With all of the stress and responsibility, how did he still seemingly live a good, virtuous life? How did he lead men to battle? How did he avoid the corruption that tarnished so many others before him?

Stoicism helped shape his mind, and this is exactly what we're going to cover today in some of his greatest quotes.

0:00 Who Was Marcus Aurelius
1:45 Stoic Philosophy From Meditations