Translations

For most first-time readers of Marcus Aurelius, Gregory Hays’s 2002 translation is the one to start with, because it reads like a person thinking rather than a Victorian sermon. If you want it free, George Long’s 1862 translation is in the public domain and complete online. Those two answers cover almost everybody. Why does the … Read more

If you want the Tao Te Ching to read, Ursula K. Le Guin’s version is the most alive in English. If you want the Tao Te Ching to study, James Legge’s 1891 translation is free, complete and close to the Chinese. The difference between those two goals is the whole decision, and most guides never … Read more