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But Hays Valley has a nice ring to it -- why couldn't they have gone with that?

The translation that my friends have recommended is the Hays translation, which seems to be a good one from my reading.

Then I found the Hays translation (with the red raven on the cover), and I love it now.

It's definitely worth a read; the Hays translation in particular is extremely approachable.

Marcus was obviously heavily influenced by Epictetus, and at times manages to state some of his ideas more poetically (esp in the Hays translation).

The Hays translation linked by the parent strays, to my eye, exceptionally far from the form of the Greek text, so if fidelity to the original is important to you I'd avoid it.

Gregory Hays translation is the best of the lot.

I recently read the Gregory Hays translation [1] and thought it was great.

The first time I read Meditations I read the Gregory Hays translation.

Good ones in my experience: Oxford Knight Functional Works GQR Hays (They're big but have been good to work with) I'll add more as I think of them.

Meditations was Marcus Aurelius's "notes to self" and the Hays edition captures this informal nature.

Now you anticipate the child’s emergence from its mother’s womb; that’s how you should await the hour when your soul will emerge from its compartment.” Excerpt From: Marcus Aurelius & Gregory Hays.

"Quay Hays" is the name of a developer involved with the project.

Fort Hays State University, in Kansas, apparently without consulting its faculty, “sanctions” courses in composition, economics, algebra and accounting offered by a company called StraighterLine which sells the courses for $99!

I'm interested to read the Hammond translation and compare it to Hays's - I was very pleased with Hays's work.

Does anyone know where we can get hold of Hays' fine translation of this truly timeless gem on paper?

Ryan Holidays recommends Gregory Hays's translation, and I forward you his recommendation.