Meditations
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- Author：Marcus Aurelius
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Reviews
Kitteh
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Art thou angry with him whose armpits stink？ Art thou angry with him hose mouth smells foul？ What good ill these danger do thee？ He has such a mouth， he has such arm-pits。。。
Koen V
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Weet niet helemaal wat ik van dit boek moet vinden。。 veel wijsheden maar ook moeilijk te lezen， weinig structuur。。Ik heb hem verdeeld over n maand gelezen dus daarom dat ik er mss niet goed genoeg in zat， maar reden om hem nog een xtje door te kijken
Pranav Pandya
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"You have power over your mind - not outside events。 Realize this， and you will find strength。""Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself， in your way of thinking。""Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be。 Be one。"This is the one self-help book to rule them all！ The book was written by one of the greatest Roman emperors， Marcus Aurelius， around 2000 years ago and introduces us to the Stoic philosophy。 The more I read about it the more I like it。 The "You have power over your mind - not outside events。 Realize this， and you will find strength。""Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself， in your way of thinking。""Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be。 Be one。"This is the one self-help book to rule them all！ The book was written by one of the greatest Roman emperors， Marcus Aurelius， around 2000 years ago and introduces us to the Stoic philosophy。 The more I read about it the more I like it。 The philosophy is essentially about how to improve one's character and become a good human being， to think in terms of the present and not worry about external events one can not control。 。。。more
Ken Hainsworth
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Simply put: most influential book I’ve ever read。I spent a year reading one passage at a time。 Nothing has had such a large impact on my outlook。 The nature of time and my place in a vast universe。 Confronting death with grace and acceptance。 Recognizing what I cannot control。 Trying to live a life of virtue， justice， and temperance， working for the common good。The fact that this was written as the personal journal of one of the most powerful men in the world， who never intended it for public co Simply put: most influential book I’ve ever read。I spent a year reading one passage at a time。 Nothing has had such a large impact on my outlook。 The nature of time and my place in a vast universe。 Confronting death with grace and acceptance。 Recognizing what I cannot control。 Trying to live a life of virtue， justice， and temperance， working for the common good。The fact that this was written as the personal journal of one of the most powerful men in the world， who never intended it for public consumption， makes it all the more powerful。Will be coming back to this many times throughout my life。 。。。more
Amelie
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i felt like i was being told off for the whole duration of the book
Iven Kobe
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Really ancient english and hard to read， there's no reason for us to understanding such old language without knowing the essence of the book Really ancient english and hard to read， there's no reason for us to understanding such old language without knowing the essence of the book 。。。more
Tanner Moses
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Something to read more than once。
Jacob
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Love this book！ Puts the world and life into perspective and understanding that can help you journey when times become tough or how you can become a greater human to benefit yourself and others around you。Marcus Aurelius was one of the 5 Good Emperors of Rome that bought a time of peace to a civilization that was in constant turmoil through art of philosophy and still helps people to this day。
Lucas
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I had no idea Marcus Aurelius was such a doomer。 It started to get comical the amount of times his axioms boiled down to "soon you will be dead， and not much in this life really matters。" Not sure how this book receives so much hype， there is a lot of repetition for what I consider to be common sense， or even （at worst） immature perspective on spirituality。 There are some good quotes of course， but I would be quicker to flip open a book like （for example） the Tao Te Ching for the same sort of id I had no idea Marcus Aurelius was such a doomer。 It started to get comical the amount of times his axioms boiled down to "soon you will be dead， and not much in this life really matters。" Not sure how this book receives so much hype， there is a lot of repetition for what I consider to be common sense， or even （at worst） immature perspective on spirituality。 There are some good quotes of course， but I would be quicker to flip open a book like （for example） the Tao Te Ching for the same sort of ideas to be said more effectively。 。。。more
N。
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One of those books that has been on my radar for a while， mentally shelved under “eventually”。 It took some months even after receiving a personal recommendation to actually get to reading/listening to it。 I understand both the hype and recommendation now。 There are some really powerful reflections in this， and it’s got all the sharpness of insight and excellence of eloquence that is characteristic of great wisdom literature。 It was absolutely right up my street， and I enjoyed listening to these One of those books that has been on my radar for a while， mentally shelved under “eventually”。 It took some months even after receiving a personal recommendation to actually get to reading/listening to it。 I understand both the hype and recommendation now。 There are some really powerful reflections in this， and it’s got all the sharpness of insight and excellence of eloquence that is characteristic of great wisdom literature。 It was absolutely right up my street， and I enjoyed listening to these reflections while on quiet walks。 The only reason it’s not a five star book for me is because despite his way with words and intellectual appeal， stoicism is fundamentally at odds with my trauma-informed worldview。 There is something to be said about reframing events and behaving mindfully。 I can’t， however， get with any idea of suppressing or emptying oneself of emotions or training oneself to have non-reactions。 God—the Christian God—is author of my full range of emotions and I treat them as such。 I can appreciate the wisdom of not being given over to my emotions， but I can’t get with the idea that I shouldn’t ever consider bad things that have happened as not really bad。 I don’t think anyone should live that way。 Anyway， I listened to this over a few days so perhaps I misunderstood， but stoicism is stoicism and I don’t tend to think highly of perspectives which can bring about traumatic responses on account of their inadequate treatment of emotions。Still a great and worthwhile read though！ 。。。more
Ishan
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I don't know if this even counts as reading the book。 So I'll label it "finishing" the book。 A bit of a cliché as this thought is， you have to wonder how a wise， stoic and virtuous man was so blinded by parental love， that he couldn't see the disaster in the form of his son， Commodus。This is not an easy read。 Short as the book is， I still don't understand whole swaths of it completely。 However， the parts I was able to decipher， I loved and reveled in it。 I don't know if this even counts as reading the book。 So I'll label it "finishing" the book。 A bit of a cliché as this thought is， you have to wonder how a wise， stoic and virtuous man was so blinded by parental love， that he couldn't see the disaster in the form of his son， Commodus。This is not an easy read。 Short as the book is， I still don't understand whole swaths of it completely。 However， the parts I was able to decipher， I loved and reveled in it。 。。。more
Alex Fuentes
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Timeless。 Very impactful in my early twenties and a nice reminder as I near my 30s。
Annette
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It's amazing that Marcus Aurelius' thoughts are so applicable to today！Before starting this book， I expected to read one Meditation per day and then spend some time thinking about it。 Instead， I found a flow to these thoughts and wound up reading a chapter （each chapter is called a "Book"） at a sitting。 There's plenty to think about here， and the translator's introduction is very helpful。 It's amazing that Marcus Aurelius' thoughts are so applicable to today！Before starting this book， I expected to read one Meditation per day and then spend some time thinking about it。 Instead， I found a flow to these thoughts and wound up reading a chapter （each chapter is called a "Book"） at a sitting。 There's plenty to think about here， and the translator's introduction is very helpful。 。。。more
Chrizelle
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This might be where most of the pop mantras on self-care/self-love are inspired from。 Unamused。
Mukul Sheopory
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Marcus Aurelius meditates on the fleeting existence we have， and questions how we should make use of our brief， allotted time。 These thoughts that the philosopher emperor penned into his journals almost two thousand years ago to grapple with his own understanding of a meaningful life may give you a chance to reflect on your own path。
Sophia
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This book went through so many interesting concepts about life。 It provided a lot of opportunity for self reflection and look into new ways of thinking。 Highly recommend if you're looking for a book that focuses on self-help and personal growth。 This book went through so many interesting concepts about life。 It provided a lot of opportunity for self reflection and look into new ways of thinking。 Highly recommend if you're looking for a book that focuses on self-help and personal growth。 。。。more
Deepak
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Finally，finished this book quite a difficult one to follow through but worth the read and time。
Cristians。
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Cum spuneam și în cazul lui Cioran， nu cred că lectura lui Marcus Aurelius poate fi vreodată considerată ca încheiată。 Cum spunea altcineva pe GR， Împăratul stoic ne este un camarad， un bun și permanent “tovarăș de drum” （minus conotația comunistoidă a sintagmei）。Traducerea ar fi putut să fi fost ceva mai prietenoasă cu sintaxa limbii române de astăzi。 Marcus Aurelius nu se exprima în păsăreasca Schopenhauer-Hegel-Heidegger， ci simplu， omenește。 Dar păstrarea rostuirii arhaice nu face o favoare Cum spuneam și în cazul lui Cioran， nu cred că lectura lui Marcus Aurelius poate fi vreodată considerată ca încheiată。 Cum spunea altcineva pe GR， Împăratul stoic ne este un camarad， un bun și permanent “tovarăș de drum” （minus conotația comunistoidă a sintagmei）。Traducerea ar fi putut să fi fost ceva mai prietenoasă cu sintaxa limbii române de astăzi。 Marcus Aurelius nu se exprima în păsăreasca Schopenhauer-Hegel-Heidegger， ci simplu， omenește。 Dar păstrarea rostuirii arhaice nu face o favoare bunei înțelegeri a cărții。Topica frazelor este criminală， așa cum a fost transpusă în românește。 Iar traducătorul nu știu în mod cert dacă a făcut vreun efort să o simplifice puțin - pentru cititorul de azi。 Să fi eliminat， adică， unele cuvinte sau sintagme a căror absență nu ar fi alterat deloc ideile， dimpotrivă， le-ar fi pus în valoare！ 。。。more
Herman Brunborg
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Den ble rett og slett litt tung og med litt for mange referanser «kjente» samtidsfilosofer， som jeg hvertfall ikke kjente tilUrelatert: Noen som har noen gode bokanbefalinger？ （Kan være hva som helst）
Chicken
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Marcus Aurelius is often considered the greatest Stoic philosopher to ever live。 He is also remembered as being the greatest Roman Emperor to ever live。 I think he earns both of those titles。 That being said， while Meditations is a great book， I wouldn't say you have to drop everything to read it as people often say。 It is good but if you live in modern times， it isn't revolutionary。 Still， if you combine Meditations with the works and ideas of all the other Stoics you do get something incredibl Marcus Aurelius is often considered the greatest Stoic philosopher to ever live。 He is also remembered as being the greatest Roman Emperor to ever live。 I think he earns both of those titles。 That being said， while Meditations is a great book， I wouldn't say you have to drop everything to read it as people often say。 It is good but if you live in modern times， it isn't revolutionary。 Still， if you combine Meditations with the works and ideas of all the other Stoics you do get something incredible。 I love philosophy and I genuinely feel as though Stoicism is one of the best to follow。 For this reason， I have elected to give my copy of the book to a friend so that he may read it and give it to someone else too。 Just like our souls will continue forever after our lives， hopefully， my copy of the book will still be in circulation after I die。 。。。more
Erio Baca
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Discipline is important in life， and sometimes we need to think about us first and then about others
Adam Murdock
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Oh my god。 Repetition after repetition， unreadable language。 It legitimately gave me headaches。My first DNF。I got to Book Eight before I decided to just stop。 I don't deserve this torture。That being said， I'll probably try read it again at some point lmao。But six months， this is too much for my mentally ill brain。 Oh my god。 Repetition after repetition， unreadable language。 It legitimately gave me headaches。My first DNF。I got to Book Eight before I decided to just stop。 I don't deserve this torture。That being said， I'll probably try read it again at some point lmao。But six months， this is too much for my mentally ill brain。 。。。more
Cobramor
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Repetitivo q。b。 mas o tom geral é cativante。 E é de louvar um imperador， político ou líder que não é um imbecil completo
C。G。 Jones
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This book is a worthy companion， no matter where you go。 Unlike the Bible （or any other religious text）， The Meditations is a book filled to the brim with wisdom and nuggets of real-life advice。 There are no needless digressions， or random tales of this or that。 It is straight to the point。 And there is something for everyone on just about every page。Whether you have a propensity for daily reflections or just want to familiarize yourself with Aurelius' thought， this book is for you。 I happen to This book is a worthy companion， no matter where you go。 Unlike the Bible （or any other religious text）， The Meditations is a book filled to the brim with wisdom and nuggets of real-life advice。 There are no needless digressions， or random tales of this or that。 It is straight to the point。 And there is something for everyone on just about every page。Whether you have a propensity for daily reflections or just want to familiarize yourself with Aurelius' thought， this book is for you。 I happen to own the translation by Gregory Hays， and it is an absolute gem。I have only read it once， but I intend to get back to it。 Aurelius managed to condense the very best fragments of applied ethics into a small work that I can only hope will be around for a long， long time。 It's quite possible that this is the greatest book about living ever written。 。。。more
Kiong Fabian
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Twitter of the olden times hahahaha
Gustavo
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Amor FatiMemento MoriPremeditatio Malorum- Separe os fatos das opiniões- Se afaste dos desejos e suporte a dor
Mwvv31
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I need to reread this book。 💕💕💕
Katherine Rose S
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my favorite quote "You can be good today， but you choose tomorrow" my favorite quote "You can be good today， but you choose tomorrow" 。。。more
Sean Nam
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The stoic ideas presented in the book are insightful， but the structure of the book is quite ineffective。 The book consists of many short independent writings， most of which are a few sentences long。 Shifting my focus from one writing to the next breaks my concentration and overall enjoyment of reading。 I wish Aurelius had written longer， more cohesive chapters much like Seneca's letters。 The stoic ideas presented in the book are insightful， but the structure of the book is quite ineffective。 The book consists of many short independent writings， most of which are a few sentences long。 Shifting my focus from one writing to the next breaks my concentration and overall enjoyment of reading。 I wish Aurelius had written longer， more cohesive chapters much like Seneca's letters。 。。。more
Tugsdelger Chinbat
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