This book has changed my life, and has made a huge impact on my ability to handle stress. The author is a personal hero of mine, and this repository of ancient wisdom is as relevant today as ever! I have been active duty, first responder, and now a city bus driver. I use this book and the knowledge within as a calming influence.
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Not at all what I expected. It was recommended in a book I read and the author said EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK
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I was genuinely looking forward to to this collection of thoughts for a variety of reasons. I wasn't expecting the literal translation that arrived. I suppose it's preferred for accuracy in the telling, but it would find greater popularity if some literary license were taken to the extent that it read more like a contemporary novel. The wisdom remains however and there is much to learn from one of the last "Great", Roman Emperors.
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This book boggles the mind-amazing to think that it was written in 177AD. The author was a very insightful and wise, but humble person.
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Marcus Aurelius --one of the great and good emperors of Rome. His commentary, thoughts, and meditations. Good inspirational reading. This issue is a rather cheap binding---that is OK. I purchased it to read --not to collect. If it falls apart in six months or so, I do not care (can not beat the price!). What is written is still great.
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This dude had lots of real life good insight into troubles and stuff and made practical, useful sense out of the obstacles, problems, and human nature he endured, it's what we all experience and he said it quite clearly in his writing. Very good advice.
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Thoughtful and intriguing. It's easy to understand why this book has endured through the centuries!
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Marcus Aurelius never ment this to be a book for the ages, but it is! Stream of thought style and in no particular order, just pick a page and read for 10 minutes. It will change your life, or at least your current mood.
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Great book. Marcus Aurelius seems to have been a great emperor and human being, very much on a philosophical and spiritual path. Very inspiring!
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Proof that universal truths remain so through time. I am very impressed with the meditations. It is a dense book, I read a little then think about it awhile before continuing. Impressive and relevant.
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