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This Book Was Not Meant For Us | Build Up, Don’t Tear Down

This Book Was Not Meant For Us | Build Up, Don’t Tear Down

The Daily Stoic
Oct 24, 2022 11 min
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<p>There are very few books like it. Certainly, none written by someone in such an unusual position.</p><p>You see, <a href="http://dailystoic.com/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations</em></a> was not meant to be a book for the reader, it was a book for the author. In Greek, it was titled <em>Eis heauton</em> or “To Himself.” A more recent title also captures the essence: <em>The Emperor’s Handbook.</em></p><p>📕 We created a premium leather-bound edition of&nbsp;<a href="https://click.convertkit-mail.com/gku4m65q64t5hdn0nz0u3/7qh7h8h0r23499sz/aHR0cDovL2RhaWx5c3RvaWMuY29tL21lZGl0YXRpb25z" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations</em></a> - To learn more and to pick up your own copy of this beautiful new edition of&nbsp;<em>Meditations,</em>&nbsp;visit&nbsp;<a href="https://click.convertkit-mail.com/gku4m65q64t5hdn0nz0u3/7qh7h8h0r23499sz/aHR0cDovL2RhaWx5c3RvaWMuY29tL21lZGl0YXRpb25z" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dailystoic.com/meditations</a></p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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