Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
5/5
Modern Library 256 pages May 14, 2002
The private journal of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, written during military campaigns, offering timeless Stoic wisdom on virtue, duty, mortality, and the nature of the universe. Gregory Hays's acclaimed translation brings fresh clarity to these two-thousand-year-old reflections.
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A Roman emperor wrote a private journal nearly 2,000 years ago, and it's STILL the best self-help book ever written. Marcus Aurelius didn't write this for publication — he wrote it for himself, and that raw honesty is what makes it hit so hard. It works best a passage at a time, with your morning coffee. "You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." Come on. Five worms, eternal.
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