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Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius's personal reflections on virtue, duty, and the conduct of life; the catalog title refers to the work, not a specific translation.

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Lütke says he keeps copies of Meditations in most rooms, opens one at random, and often finds it relevant to what he is working through. This row records his sustained personal endorsement without presenting a paraphrase as a quotation.

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Direct captions around 01:01:54–01:04:23: Lütke identifies himself as a Meditations fan, says he keeps copies in several rooms, and describes opening the book at random. The existing work-level title is matched to Open Library OL1317211W.

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Roman emperor and author of Meditations.

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