hazel_wynna 's review for:

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

4.0

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This has been sitting half-read on the shelf for quite a while and I'm so happy I pushed through and finally finished it. A fantastic look into stoic philosophy and the inner thoughts of the Philosopher-Emperor. I did get a bit tired of repetitive thoughts on "logos" and mortality, but it does help drive the points into the brain. We now know more, I think, of the usefulness of emotions like anger and grief, but still this serves as a great reminder not to get swept up by them. I learned a lot of useful things and I'm already thinking to myself when I get stuck in self-pity or some such state: What would Marcus have to say about this? Other than that I think there is much to be found here that should really be taught in schools.