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Javier Centellas
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"Just read the introduction stuff. Cool map at the beginning. I think it shows just how much of a philosopher-emperor Aurelius was by the fact that the introduction spends over half its time talking about Meditations/Τά εις εαυτόν. I hope that the biography gives a little analysis to the work, Meditations can be kinda hard to interpret sometimes." — 8 hours, 22 min ago
"Just read the introduction stuff. Cool map at the beginning. I think it shows just how much of a philosopher-emperor Aurelius was by the fact that the introduction spends over half its time talking about Meditations/Τά εις εαυτόν. I hope that the biography gives a little analysis to the work, Meditations can be kinda hard to interpret sometimes." — 8 hours, 22 min ago
Javier Centellas
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"Read another chapter ("Who is Fighting Whom?"). I know I'm reading this in retrospect, but good god, the in fighting between the British and French was so stupid. How did they possibly manage to win the war with so much childish squabbling? I do like how this section gave some context for the Vichy regime, I would like for more though in future chapters. I only have about 3 pages so far." — Feb 03, 2026 12:04PM
"Read another chapter ("Who is Fighting Whom?"). I know I'm reading this in retrospect, but good god, the in fighting between the British and French was so stupid. How did they possibly manage to win the war with so much childish squabbling? I do like how this section gave some context for the Vichy regime, I would like for more though in future chapters. I only have about 3 pages so far." — Feb 03, 2026 12:04PM
“The perfection of moral character consists in this, in passing every day as the last, and in being neither violently excited nor torpid nor playing the hypocrite.”
― The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
― The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
“And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last, laying aside all carelessness and passionate aversion from the commands of reason, and all hypocrisy, and self-love, and discontent with the portion which has been given to thee.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“His soldiers shouted out to Alexander to lead them forward boldly…declaring that they would not regard themselves as weary, or thirsty, or as mortals at all, so long as they had such a king.”
― The Age of Alexander (Penguin Classics) by Plutarch
― The Age of Alexander (Penguin Classics) by Plutarch
“Sixth, consider when thou art much vexed or grieved, that man's life is only a moment, and after a short time we are all laid out dead.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
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