Both. I first stumbled onto Marcus Aurelius as a Stoic in Donald Robertson's work Stoicism and the Art of Happiness, then devoured Ryan Holiday's books, then finally went to the source material itself, Meditations. I feel that it helps to have a modern translation though, or its a slog. So many good quotes. My paper copy is one giant highlight image

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Thomas 1 year ago
😂 I know what you mean. Really good content and helpful for everyday life. I started The Daily Stoic this summer, part of my morning routine now. ✌🏻
Some people soothe themselves in times of crisis with the Bible, I pull out Marcus Aurelius. Have you read Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning? Not stoicism technically, but very much a modern existential version of stoicism. I highly recommend it. He founded an entire school of psychology on stoic ideas.