Download or read book Meditations written by Aurelius Marcus and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1997 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Meditations" of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius are a readable exposition of the system of metaphysics known as stoicism. Stoics maintained that by putting aside great passions, unjust thoughts and indulgence, man could acquire virtue and live at one with nature.