![]() ![]() Short Overview of Meditations & Marcus Aurelius by Gregory Hays Intro to the Book & Marcus Aurelius (by Gregory Hays) ![]() ![]() Short Overview of “Meditations” & Marcus Aurelius:Ģ5 Top Themes for How to Live a Good Life: Post Contents: Click a link here to jump to a section below For quick access if you buy the book, I’ve shown the book number and chapter/verse number at the end of each quote (for instance, 6.10 means Book 6, Chapter/Verse 10).I’ve added emphasis to quotes in bold throughout this post. ![]() All quotes are from Marcus Aurelius translated by Gregory Hays unless otherwise stated.Hays is more modern, and seems to be a favorite of Ryan Holiday, author of Stillness is the Key (book summary). After some quick research, it looks like Gregory Hays (Amazon) and George Long (free online) are two popular translations. The first thing you may want to know is which translation to read. In fact, I was genuinely and pleasantly surprised to see how much of the book is dedicated to topics like: fate, destiny, nature, God, oneness, interconnectedness, soul, and our common humanity. ![]()
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