Summary of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations

Excerpt From Summary of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations



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The author needed to train and discipline his character. He couldn’t be sidetracked by his interest in rhetoric. He couldn’t write treatises on abstract questions, or deliver moralizing little sermons, or compose imaginary descriptions of the Simple Life or the Man Who Lives Only for Others. He had to steer clear of oratory, poetry, and belles lettres.