The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

The Daily Stoic

366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

2016 • 416 pages

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Average rating4.4

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I can understand some of the one- and two-star reviews: there is a good amount of repetition; the chosen quotes from the ancients barely scratch the surface of their work; the authors' explanations do not always improve on the original quotes. And yet... more often than not the repetition helps reinforce the key ideas, at least for this neophyte, the quotes are well chosen for the most part, and the modern-day examples are a useful - at times alleviating - counterpart to some of the (perfectly forgivable) archaisms.

October 20, 2018