Marcus Aurelius put his words down in Greek over 1,850 years ago. They have not changed. But each time a new translator has looked at them, they’ve found something different.
Ask DS:
Does leadership equal sacrifice?
How do you stay motivated, present, and fulfilled while also keeping Memento Mori in mind?
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Translations mentioned:
The Daily Stoic - Stephen Hanselman’s translation
Meditations translated by Meric Casaubon (1634)
The Inner Citadel (1998), Pierre Hadot
Meditations translated by Gregory Hayes
Meditations: The Annotated Edition (2021), Robin Waterfield
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