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Translation of "The Meditations", written by Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and intended for personal and private use, reflecting his guiding stoic principles. The book is used as a leadership guide, even for modern public and corporate leaders, and may make a fine graduation gift for high school or college seniors. Can be read in snippets. Each of the twelve chapters (15-20 pages ea.) contains several dozen observations or lessons.

Stoicism is all about acting reasonably and in harmony with nature. We are what we think and desire. Freedom begins in our thinking. Action follows thought. Remain objective and free of emotion in your own thoughts and how assess others. Live in the present -- body, soul, and mind. Aspire to be good, modest, sincere, open-minded (no distractions), fair-minded (accept nature’s conditions), and high-minded (reason above emotion). Change sustains the universe and is constant. Everything serves the purpose of the whole.