Meditations and Handbook

Enjoy these classics of Stoic philosophy they way they were meant to be read together for the first time in this pocket-sized printing. The Enchiridion (Handbook) is a collection the most powerful insights of Stoic philosopher Epictetus (55-135 CE). Compiled by his student Arrian and translated by Elizabeth Carter the Handbook has endured for generations as a source of resilience and inspiration for readers. Marcus Aurelius's Meditations a diary of thoughts to himself contains an unflinching look into the mind of one of Rome's Four Good Emperors. Marcus (121-180 CE) is seen reminding himself of his duty to humanity and his place among the greater cosmos writing with a passion depth and clarity seldom seen in the world's leaders. The Meditations earns Marcus a place among the great moral sages of history: Confucius Buddha Socrates and Jesus.