<p><strong>Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear.</strong></p><p>Throughout his life, the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius kept notes for self improvement, and <em>Meditations</em> is a collaboration of these notes ranging from a single sentence to long paragraphs. Segmented into twelve chapters, or "meditations," Marcus Aurelius' famous philosophical work chronicles 12 important times in his life and provides a modern understanding of stoic philosophy that was prevalent during the Roman Empire.</p>