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Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-11-13

Books mentioned on The Virtue That Made Marcus Aurelius So Great

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Marcus Aurelius did not come out of the womb a leader. Nor was he an emperor ‘by blood.

Ryan Holiday discussed Meditations by Aurelius Marcus.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Meditations

    Aurelius Marcus · at 10:15 · mentioned 2 times

    Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal journals and philosophical notes written by the Roman emperor, offering timeless reflections on Stoic philosophy, self-discipline, and mortality.

    Discussed
    “he writes in meditations that he wants to never be swayed by Pleasure or pain he wants to be purposeful when an action free from dishonesty or dissimulation”
    Ryan Holiday The Virtue That Made Marcus Aurelius So Great 2022-11-13 Listen at 10:15
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Discipline Is Destiny
“I talk about this story especially in the new book discipline is Destiny the power of self-control”
Ryan Holiday The Virtue That Made Marcus Aurelius So Great 2022-11-13 Listen at 0:32
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