Study notes: Meditations
The private notebook of a Roman emperor, written to remind himself how to live well: stay calm, do your duty, be fair to others, and do not worry about what you cannot control. It is one of the best-known books of Stoic philosophy. This is George Long's classic translation.
Themes
Calm and self-control. Duty. Living by reason.
People to follow
Marcus Aurelius, writing to himself.
Talk about
- Which idea would help you this week?
- Why did an emperor write this privately?
- What does Marcus say about anger?
Public-domain text. First published in 1862; George Long died in 1879, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.