Marcus Aurelius "Thoughts" Mug
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." - Marcus Aurelius
In Meditations, Aurelius distills the central pillars and tenets of stoic philosophy. Although it was essentially a journal and never intended for a general readership, it has become one of the most widely read philosophical works in the world.
In our illustration, we drew inspiration from one of Notre Dame's stained glass rose windows, a fractured relic in the shape of a Roman Legionnaire's helmet. Like the stoic's ideal state of mind, stained glass is at once orderly and beautiful. Ideas radiate out from central first principles in a natural and inevitable succession of deductions and balancing forces. At the helmet's edge I added six pictograms, representing the four pillars of stoicism (Courage, Justice, Temperance and Wisdom) as well as two central stoic concepts: Memento Mori ("Remember Mortality"), and Amor Fati ("Love Fate").
NOTE: Our mugs are made on demand and ship separately from our partner in order to prevent us from double shipping, which is better for the environment. Please allow 2 weeks for delivery.
• Large, 15oz ceramic mug
• Printed in the United States
• Microwave and Dishwasher Safe
• Lead and BPA-free