Book 2.1 (Hays translation, used under fair use for commentary): “When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself that the people you deal with today will be meddling…”
version is different. Released in 2002, it’s often described as: "Marcus Aurelius on Twitter" : It’s frank, pithy, and cuts through the academic fluff. Action-Oriented Meditations Marcus Aurelius Gregory Hays Free Pdf
Marcus Aurelius, the "Philosopher King" who ruled the Roman Empire from 161 to 180 AD, never intended for his private journals to be published. Written as a series of personal reflections and spiritual exercises during the grueling Germanic campaigns, these notes—now known as —have become one of the most influential works of Stoic philosophy in history. Book 2