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bp307's review against another edition
This man wrote a journal, and he clearly - clearly - never meant anyone else to read it. Thoughtful persons will have already considered everything that is repeatedly stated in his journal. Publishers' insistence on publishing this "book" tells me that publishers have very little faith in human faculty. The only interesting thing about these "Meditations" is the fact that not much has changed in 2000 years. And you can say that in one sentence.
jedidiah516's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Some of the philosophical portions were kind of dense and hard to understand. However, there is plenty of accessible wisdom throughout the whole book that makes up for that. There are lots of quotable lines that are full of wisdom.
autumndream's review against another edition
5.0
Memorable Quote:
"The value of attentiveness varies in proportion to its object. You're better off not giving the small things more time than they deserve" ~Marcus Aurelius
"The value of attentiveness varies in proportion to its object. You're better off not giving the small things more time than they deserve" ~Marcus Aurelius
guts_'s review against another edition
5.0
Meditations consists of practical advice for navigating interpersonal relationships in everyday life, overcoming our fear of death, and many, many more nuggets of wisdom that are still relevant to this day. One reoccurring theme that particularly stuck out to me was the idea that the good life consists of acting in accordance with our nature as civic and rational beings. Humans are intrinsically embedded in the world and in a community and what is good for the community is good for the individual because reason reveals to us that we are part of a greater whole not atomic units in a vacuum.
As but a small part of a greater whole what fate has decided for an us should be graciously accepted for it was necessarily woven in the intricate tapestry of the universe since the beginning of time. Our part in the play is small and fleeting and without reason the whole is unknown and seemingly unjust to us: "Think of the totality of all Being, and what a mite of it is yours; think of all Time, and the brief fleeting instant of it that is allotted to yourself; think of Destiny, and how puny a part of it you are.".
I feel as though I got much out of this book but think I will return to this work after reading more stoic philosophy.
As but a small part of a greater whole what fate has decided for an us should be graciously accepted for it was necessarily woven in the intricate tapestry of the universe since the beginning of time. Our part in the play is small and fleeting and without reason the whole is unknown and seemingly unjust to us: "Think of the totality of all Being, and what a mite of it is yours; think of all Time, and the brief fleeting instant of it that is allotted to yourself; think of Destiny, and how puny a part of it you are.".
I feel as though I got much out of this book but think I will return to this work after reading more stoic philosophy.
ampere_exe's review against another edition
5.0
Meditations made me think of the world in a way that I hadn't looked at it before. It is no short of masterful in that it made me a kinder, logical, and more resilient person.