, there’s a bit of a catch you should know before you download. Why Everyone Is Obsessed With the Gregory Hays Translation
While Meditations has been translated hundreds of times (notably by George Long and Maxwell Staniforth), the Gregory Hays translation (published by The Modern Library in 2003) has become the definitive version for modern readers. Meditations Marcus Aurelius Gregory Hays Free Pdf
Because of this accessibility, the is the version recommended by modern Stoic influencers like Ryan Holiday and Tim Ferriss. , there’s a bit of a catch you
: Many local libraries offer the Hays translation as an ebook via apps like Online Viewing : Many local libraries offer the Hays translation
Death is a recurring theme. Marcus argues that because life is short, we must live with virtue and purpose right now, rather than wasting time on trivialities.
Start today with a free Long translation from Project Gutenberg. As Marcus himself wrote: “Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to live… while you have life in you, while you still can, make yourself good.” The exact words may change with the translator, but the call to action remains.
Gregory Hays ' 2002 translation of Marcus Aurelius Meditations