Discover Marcus Aurelius's Meditations with this exquisite edition from Union Square & Co.'s Signature Gilded Editions series! The stunning Meditations special edition features sprayed edges, colour end pages, a built-in ribbon bookmark, and embossed foil cover. The beautiful design and attention to detail set this special edition book apart, whether you're reading for the first time or building a library of your favorite Stoic philosophy books.
Unhappy am I, because this has happened to me
Not so, but happy am I, though this has happened to me, because I continue free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future. For such a thing as this might have happened to every man; but every man would not have continued free from pain on such an occasion. Why then is that rather a misfortune than this a good fortune?
Book IV, 49
Meditationsand the nature of existence have since been compiled into one of the most influential works of ancient philosophy. It is a spiritual journal of the author's philosophical exercises and a chronicle of the paradox of the philosopher-king, who must enforce the law and administer justice while looking beyond politics to the cosmic vantage point from which the tribulations of politics come to seem trivial.
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Marcus Aurelius Imprint: Union Square & Co. Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 178mm,
Width: 121mm,
ISBN:9781454957270 ISBN 10: 1454957271 Series:Signature Gilded Editions Pages: 192 Publication Date:01 February 2025 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Marcus Aurelius (121180 CE) was a second-century Roman emperor and philosopher.
