Name: Marcus Aurelius
Lived: 121–180 AD, Roman Empire
Known for: Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher
Famous for: Author of Meditations, a journal of personal reflections on virtue, duty, and reason
Note: The phrase “The best revenge is not to be like your enemy” comes from Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations (Book 6, Section 6). It reminds us that true strength lies in holding to virtue — not in mirroring the wrongs of others.