{"product_id":"be-such-marcus-aurelius-mug","title":"Be Such — Marcus Aurelius Mug","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stoic philosophy quote mug featuring Marcus Aurelius’s “No longer talk at all about the kind of man that a good man ought to be, but be such.” from \u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e, X.16 (tr. George Long, 1862). Stoic philosophy objects by Quoteiac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarcus Aurelius\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“No longer talk at all about the kind of man that a good man ought to be, but be such.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAurelius wrote this entry in his private journal during the reign — not as public philosophy but as a note to himself. He had sat through enough discussion of what good men ought to do. He had apparently reached the end of that conversation. The entire instruction is three words: \u003cem\u003ebe such.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe morning is a useful time to remember that. Before the inbox opens, before the day’s small compromises begin accumulating — there’s a moment where you can choose your actual orientation. This mug is for that moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quote is printed on both sides and \u003cstrong\u003eBUT BE SUCH.\u003c\/strong\u003e dominates. Lefties see it. Righties see it. The command doesn’t pick sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in the Marcus Aurelius collection: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/be-such-marcus-aurelius-tee\"\u003eBe Such Tee\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/soul-of-the-thoughts-tee\"\u003eSoul of the Thoughts Tee\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/soul-of-the-thoughts-aurelius-meditations-journal\"\u003eSoul of the Thoughts Journal\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/the-quality-aurelius-meditations-t-shirt\"\u003eThe Quality Tee\u003c\/a\u003e. Browse the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/collections\/marcus-aurelius\"\u003efull Marcus Aurelius collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYour Morning Reminder\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 oz — substantial. Not a collection piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossy black — the gold rule and gold attribution read clean on both sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo-sided print — the command faces you whether you reach left or right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDishwasher safe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It’s For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe person who uses the first quiet minutes of the day as an actual reset. Anyone who has spent enough time in discussions about virtue to know the discussion was never the point. The Stoic who picks up the mug and gets on with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStart the day as yourself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMarcus Aurelius, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived: 121–180 AD — Roman Emperor for the last nineteen years of his life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrote \u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e in Greek, for himself, in military camps during active campaigns — never intended for an audience; published centuries after his death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoverned through the Antonine Plague (which killed millions), wars on the Danube and in the East, and a failed coup by one of his own generals — the Stoicism was a working practice, not a pose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsidered the last of the Five Good Emperors; the empire began its long decline after his death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42752135594078,"sku":"1671866_9324","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/Be_Such_Marcus_Aurelius_Mug.png?v=1778529516","url":"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/be-such-marcus-aurelius-mug","provider":"Quoteiac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}