Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library Classics)

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Roman stoicism, by contract, was a practical discipline—not an abstract system of thought, but an attitude of life.

As someone who has dabbled in ancient texts and philosophy, I've always found it challenging to connect with some translations due to the language (I'm not a native English speaker). Your sense of good and evil may be the same as theirs, or near it, in which case you have to excuse them. through the mid-20th century, covering art, politics, literature, philosophy, science, history, and more.The meditations are short snippets of advice and insights into the nature of reality and how humans can best navigate their way through life. In fresh and unencumbered English, Hays vividly conveys the spareness and compression of the original Greek text.

Meditations: A New Translation (2003) by Gregory Hays is published by Modern Library, a division of Random House. When you saw money as a good, or pleasure, or social position Your anger will subdue as soon as you recognize that they acted under compulsion (what else could they do?The bottom line for me, was that it was simply hard to get into the flow of reading Meditations, but the content was at times very enjoyable and relatable. Marcus's insights and advice--on everything from living in the world to coping with adversity and interacting with others--have made the "Meditations required reading for statesmen and philosophers alike, while generations of ordinary readers have responded to the straightforward intimacy of his style. But don’t forget that you also say, ‘Always run the short way and the short way is the natural’—don’t forget that. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.