Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Ugh...Okay. I've had this saved as a draft for a week, it seems. I actually enjoyed reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. As one of the 5 Good Roman Emperors, he had some interesting insights. This man pretty much gives us the determining factors of Stoicism. I mean, yeah, he spent his days as a murderous Emperor who killed anyone near the borders of Rome, but still, you can't hold that against him when you read the text. Actually, you can. It was a shitty thing to do, and yet the human race continues to murder one another and fight over borders (no, I'm not being political, it just is what it is). Anyway, despite his shortcomings, something everyone has, Aurelius was self-reflective. I've said before, and I'll just have to say it over again, I don't agree with Aurelius 100%, but the man makes some good points and teaches some lessons that are worth learning. I used this edition and translation of Meditations, but I think I would have done better to
