An outstanding abridged edition of "The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius" by a distinguished translator. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus served as the sixteenth emperor of Rome and was the most powerful man in the world. His collected thoughts, called "The Thoughts," are an inexhaustible source of wisdom and one of the most important texts of Stoic philosophy. With often passionate language, the entries range from one-word narratives to essays, expressing depth and bitterness. This abridged and portable edition of Marcus Aurelius's wise ideas illuminates one of the greatest works of popular philosophy ever written.