{"product_id":"be-such-marcus-aurelius-tee","title":"Be Such — Marcus Aurelius Tee","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stoic philosophy apparel t-shirt 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 apparel 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 in \u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e, X.16 — not for anyone else to read, but as a private note to himself. He had been Roman Emperor for years by then, sitting through councils and deliberations where people talked at length about what good leadership looked like, what virtue required, what a just man ought to do. He had apparently reached his limit. The entry is two sentences. The second one is: \u003cem\u003ebe such.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe translation most widely shared online is Gregory Hays’s 2002 rendering — modern, punchy, under copyright. We went with George Long’s 1862 translation: older cadence, identical demand. The words changed. The instruction didn’t.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis isn’t a t-shirt. It’s the end of the conversation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’re not the person still working out what good looks like in theory. You’re the one who stopped having that particular discussion a while ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’ve ever:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeft a meeting about values early because you’d already decided what yours were\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaught yourself in a long philosophical argument and realized the time would have been better spent acting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead Aurelius not as inspiration but as confirmation of something you already knew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full quote runs at the top — the setup, the long version. Then the design pivots: \u003cstrong\u003eBUT BE SUCH.\u003c\/strong\u003e drops in large below it. The citation — \u003cem\u003eMeditations, X.16\u003c\/em\u003e — sits smallest, at the bottom. The hierarchy does what the quote does: buries the preamble, puts the command in front of everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in the Marcus Aurelius collection: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/be-such-marcus-aurelius-mug\"\u003eBe Such Mug\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\u003eAbout This Tee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% ring-spun cotton, — Comfort Colors, 6.1 oz\/yd²\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarment-dyed finish — slight color variation in every piece; intentional, not a defect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelaxed fit — substantial without being stiff; twill-taped neck and shoulders for durability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble-needle construction throughout — collar, armholes, sleeves, hem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-shrunk; machine wash cold, tumble dry low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuoteiac logo on sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It’s For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one who’s done talking about it. The person who reads Aurelius not for motivation but for the check-in. Anyone who has sat through enough conversations about virtue to know that the conversation isn’t the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBe such.\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 from 161 AD until his death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e was a private journal written in Greek during military campaigns on the Danube frontier — never intended for publication; the manuscript survived more or less by accident\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe ruled through nineteen years of plague, wars on multiple fronts, and the loss of several children — and kept writing these notes to himself throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe only philosopher-emperor in Roman history who actually governed: the Stoicism wasn’t a pose, it was a working practice under real pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize Chart\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWidth (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLength (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSleeve Center Back (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 ¼\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 ⅝\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 ¼\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 ¼\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 ¾\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 ⅜\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 ¾\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 ½\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 ⅝\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 ¾\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 ¾\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32 ½\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 ¼\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 ¾\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33 ½\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 ⅝\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":42752135200862,"sku":"8985282_15114","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":42752135233630,"sku":"8985282_15115","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":42752135266398,"sku":"8985282_15116","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":42752135299166,"sku":"8985282_15117","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":42752135331934,"sku":"8985282_15118","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL","offer_id":42752135364702,"sku":"8985282_16326","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4XL","offer_id":42752135397470,"sku":"8985282_17500","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/Be_Such_Marcus_Aurelius_Tee.png?v=1778480628","url":"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/be-such-marcus-aurelius-tee","provider":"Quoteiac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}