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Pros
Meditations removes urgency of ambition, spurs urgency of social action. Proper reading for clergy, philosophy, or ethics students. His writings hold true the the stoical perspective and bring thoughtful advice for the reader to ponder.
Cons
If thou art to be content in thy readings, buyest not the present translation before thou. The language is outdated to the point of being incomprehensible. The translation and the introduction are uncredited, so i don't even know who to blame for the ... Read More
There are headers for each section, but the pages are blank. It reads very sloppy and incoherent. It contains obvious printing mistakes ( headers appearing at the bottom of the wrong page half of the time) it has no spacing, no text columns and is dif... Read More
The sentences are long, and the clauses are numerous. Terrible translation with a bunch of gibberish typos.
The only reason i will finish this is out of discipline, tenacity, and flat out spite. Much of what marcus aurelius says in the text is mundane. Turned into the stoic idea of virtue.
This one blows. Don't order the pretorian books paperback. This book is not conducive to travel, or really any practical reading whatsoever.
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Price
4 stars only because the price is now 200% - 400% compared to last ten years over which i used to buy this version in throws for $1 - $1.
Good price, great merchandise and fast shipping.
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I appreciate the translation of this edition it is quite easy to read although it clearly is not in any way an easy read but i find the story drags on unnecessarily with battle descriptives and dialogue repetitions
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My husband assures me that when he read it in school there werent so many details and i cant say if thats his recollection or if his memory is accurate but that is the one thing that somewhat bothers me about this book
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I’m sure the author would approve
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I recently purchased the hays translation for a friend and for myself to try that and i dont like it much
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is easier to understand each passage in the hays but very few leave me impressed at their eloquence or leave a lasting impression
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Brief too is even the most posthomous fame propped up by poor human beings who will die very soon and know little of themselves much less of someone else
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But be content if that smallest thing goes well and consider that no small thing
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Nothing has changed what was true then is true still
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