While the language is certainly rather old and spends quite a lot of time not speaking in the literal sense, I still managed to enjoy this read. I've been fascinated with the stoics since I took my first philosophy class and I figured this would be a good place to start. It may have taken me a while to get through, but I didn't really do much personal reading when school was in session so that shouldn't be any indication of the quality: there's a reason this book is still being published and translated thousands of years later.