What are the essential stoic books?

>>8224357
start with the greeks

>>8224362
and resume with the romans

>>8224362
>>8224371
Which particular books?

The works of Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Epictetus

>>8224373
start with the greeks

Letters from a Stoic

Meditations

and some Epictetus

>>8224373
start with the greeks

start with my diary desu

>>8224362
>>8224390
>>8224750
How do you "start" with the Greeks friendos?

>>8224755
Post it family

>>8224357
On Clemency is the essential

On a related note what are some essential cynic books?

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>not starting with neolithics

fucking plebs

>>8224771
you start with them. They don't start with you.

Meditations. Literally nothing else

Seneca was a hypocritical sycophant and pseudo-philosopher who lived in opulence and worshipped Nero who eventually ordered him to off himself for being such a two faced little bitch

>>8225593
>I get my history lessons from le chon: The Post

>>8224379
>>8224405
These tbqh

>>8225593
>Implying Epictetus didn't inspire the Meditations
I'll admit I liked the others more than Seneca though. Aurelius in particular, he's having to constantly remind himself not to be angry and striving to be a greater person, it's easy to admire a person who battles against their flaws