You know the book, you know you have a copy somewhere on your kindle or bookshelf but is it the Hays translation for the every day Stoic? (I hope you did your Wordle today). Some would argue that this version dilutes the richness of philosophy but I just want to read it in plain modern English and it's free.
"Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back."
"Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones."
MREGA isn't as catchy… 🤔
what do you mean, rolls right off my Latin tongue like biggus dickus
With stoical resignation, I added another book to my Kindle library that I probably will never read.
“You have control over your impulse to buy electronics on sale from OzBargain. Recognise this, and you will find strength.”
-Marcus Aurelius
And I literally just watched The Holdovers
Captain Flint’s favourite book! Salut…
By Stoic do you mean Spartan or bare or without any meaning and just the surviving remnants of an old generals campaign notes to self
Note XXMll pick up some Apollonian peppercorns and Galic bullocks for next feast also some Slav maids for after feast fest
The actual book is boring as F
Something seems iffy about this. This translation was originally published by Random House (their Modern Library imprint, with an ISBN of 9780812968255). This listing still exists on Amazon.
But this is a separate listing for the same book, published by "Greek Classics", who I can't find any details about. The print version associated with this listing also has a new ISBN that I can't track down anywhere except on this Amazon listing. "Greek Classics" don't seem to have any website or webpage about this book to provide any clarity. If you look at the reviews for the print version of this listing, they state it "looks like it was re-printed from an e-book".
So who is this "Greek Classics" publisher? How did they secure the rights to this book (but only a specific e-book copy) from Random House, and why do so just to release it for free on Amazon?
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Maximus: [laughing] You knew Marcus Aurelius? Proximo: [very quickly and defensively] I didn't say I knew him, I said he touched me on the shoulder once!