Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2025-07-27
Books mentioned on 100 (Stoic) Lessons From Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius didn't read a book once and think that he got it. He read it over and over and over again.
Ryan Holiday recommended The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy, and discussed Meditations by Aurelius Marcus and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a profound collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor.
Discussed“I've probably read meditations a hundred times or more. I was reading it just yesterday. And in today's video, I want to give you 100 lessons that I've gotten from my hundreds of reads of meditations over the last decade.”
Where to get it
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy is an illustrated fable following an unlikely quartet of characters as they explore profound themes of kindness, friendship, vulnerability, and resilience.
Recommended“A book I like to read my kids called The Boy, the Fox, the horse, and the mole. And he says something like, "Asking for help isn't giving up. It's refusing to give up."”
Where to get it
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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F.
Discussed“Whenever you feel like criticizing someone, remember that they haven't had the advantages that you've had. That's the idea at the beginning of The Great Gatsby, but it's also a really important stoic idea.”
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