I have always been of the opinion that you ought to read the stoics in the order of: 1. Epictetus (foundational with the enchiridion) [trans Robert Dobbin] 2.

I have always been of the opinion that you ought to read the stoics in the order of: 1. Epictetus (foundational with the enchiridion) [trans Robert Dobbin] 2. Seneca’s letters (eloquent exhortations from one person to another) [trans Robin Campbell] 3. Aurelius’s meditations (powerful self-reflections not meant for publication) [trans Martin Hammond] I found that, going back, both Seneca or Epictetus were lesser reads than Aurelius, but I’m still glad I read them. [These are my preferred translations, but I did see this comment and just ordered the translation mentioned https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8717216 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8717216]