@Medievalist Thanks for the offer, and only if you really feel like it. I got the gist. I know there are other translations, such as the Penguin one, I believe. The one I read was free for Kindle — I don't read on paper unless really forced to. I'm going to move on now to other works, such as by Epictetus.

Whew, I’ve struggled my way through Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Translated (in 1862) by George Long. The language is dense so it’s hard going. I’d love to see a modern feminist translation. I’ve clipped a number of pithy remarks though. 📚

2023-01-10 19:03

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jabel

@Miraz I like the Gregory Hays translation. I’ve posted his version of your first snippet here so that you can compare.

2023-01-10 19:56

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pratik

@Miraz Would it have killed him to use more periods/full stops?

2023-01-10 20:17

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Miraz

@Medievalist Thanks for the offer, and only if you really feel like it. I got the gist. I know there are other translations, such as the Penguin one, I believe. The one I read was free for Kindle — I don’t read on paper unless really forced to. I’m going to move on now to other works, such as by Epictetus.

2023-01-10 20:27

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