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Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius

A Roman emperor's private notes on staying steady, never meant to be read.

Written as a personal journal during military campaigns, these entries return again and again to the same problems: irritation with other people, fear of death, and the pull of things outside one's control. It is the most-read Stoic text and the foundation of the modern Stoicism shelf.