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Merry Christmas Sup Forums,

My gf got me this as an early present. What do you think?

the Aurelius is very good. Parts of it are boring because its so diaristic but it has some of the best life advice ever written.

Does your "girlfriend" wear a fedora just like yours?

Yeah usually we match, too.

Can only speak for Marcus Aurelius being a smart guy, but yet not smart enough because his son Commodus was a complete fucking psychopath.

Do you know if it’s a good translation?

Translation. Opinions?

your gf is retard doesnt know how to buy good translation

Oh no!!!

yup

read books.....that will smart ya up.....bwahaa

>your gf is retard doesnt know how to buy good translation
Heh, a Taiwanese guy who can't speak proper English will nevertheless tell you that a not-very-common classic has been poorly translated into English.

It's not a poetic book (unlike, say, the Aeneid), so the quality of the translation shouldn't be too important. I would definitely read it.

I read this one, it's a lot more literal than gregory hays, far less poetic, in the sense of sentence structure and balance, but otherwise acceptable if you're after the point of the book.

She did good.

She 's a keeper.

Will definitely read it.
Is there a more poetic, comprehensive translation I should read as well?

you have a nice gf

Believe me I know.

Most people agree that hay's translation's the best, you can easily find it for free online, read it when you're on a train, plane or something, it's a comfy book to pass time.

>translation
You should beat your girlfriend for giving you this. She could have spit in your eyes and it would be less insulting.

hays' not hay's
Goddammit

This! Reading is for pussies and betas, also books are a jewish invention to brainwash you into cuckery. Real men train their body, kick ass and know how to fire weapons and kill. Fuck yeah, real white man are born smarter and always right, because of our IQ, am I rite bro?

Wow! What a good GF.
I wanted to buy my partner those books and Evola but he didn’t want them.

Good to see other good couples. I’m looking to get Meditations myself.

yea i'm sure he was planning on reading it in the original latin

Are you saying you read Plato's Republic with a fucking Greek dictionary sitting near you? Or are you that greek user in Germany?

Is Stoner a redpilled novel I should read? I already read Meditations and liked it

says the guy watching an english translation of an anime :^)

this, you should be getting annotated books with maybe a seperate work book, good luck trying to understand all the historical memes of the era.

you're gf doesn't know shit, shes the equivalent of a gamer girl that needs to get throat fucked and be executed on the spot.

>hehe let me put on a rebel flag while i pretend to be anti-intellectual, god us city people are so damn smart

Breddy gud.
Get Ride The Tiger, Revolt Against The Modern World and Thus Spoke Zarathustra next

My gf bought me a note8.
You made a shit tier choice friend.

I would upboat this so hard bro. God I love reddit.

>Is there a more poetic, comprehensive translation I should read as well?
i like maxwell staniforth's

>translation

This but unironically

That's the proper way tho
>Or are you that greek user in Germany?
This is the third time someone asked me this. Is he that famous?
I-I'm still learning. Give me a few years

Amazon is not your girlfriend

>annotated books
>yes goy let me explain everything to you

Skip the first book (he just thanks people) and read only second, third and seventh. The rest of the book is quite boring.

you are a fucking moron
fite me irl

I bet you've read Ovid translated too

back to plebbit leafcunt, your gf is a niggerwhore

Read crime and punishment