the daily stoic

T July 9th THE PHILOSOPHER KING “For I believe a good king is from the outset and by necessity a philosopher, and the philosophe ...

S July 10th LOVE THE HUMBLE ART “Love the humble art you have learned, and take rest in it. Pass through the remainder of your d ...

T July 11th THE START-UP OF YOU “But what does Socrates say? ‘Just as one person delights in improving his farm, and another his ...

S July 12th SOME SIMPLE RULES “In your actions, don’t procrastinate. In your conversations, don’t confuse. In your thoughts, don ...

H July 13th A LEADER LEADS “One person, on doing well by others, immediately accounts the expected favor in return. Another is n ...

G July 14th A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS DANGEROUS “Every great power is dangerous for the beginner. You must therefore wield them as y ...

T July 15th DOING THE RIGHT THING IS ENOUGH “When you’ve done well and another has benefited by it, why like a fool do you look ...

T July 16th PROGRESS OF THE SOUL “To what service is my soul committed? Constantly ask yourself this and thoroughly examine your ...

A July 17th DON’T ABANDON OTHERS... OR YOURSELF “As you move forward along the path of reason, people will stand in your way. Th ...

T July 18th EACH THE MASTER OF THEIR OWN DOMAIN “My reasoned choice is as indifferent to the reasoned choice of my neighbor, as ...

A July 19th FORGIVE THEM BECAUSE THEY DON’T KNOW “As Plato said, every soul is deprived of truth against its will. The same hold ...

W July 20th MADE FOR JUSTICE “The unjust person acts against the gods. For insofar as the nature of the universe made rational c ...

I July 21st MADE FOR WORKING TOGETHER “Whenever you have trouble getting up in the morning, remind yourself that you’ve been mad ...

Y July 22nd NO ONE HAS A GUN TO YOUR HEAD “Nothing is noble if it’s done unwillingly or under compulsion. Every noble deed is vo ...

I July 23rd RECEIVE HONORS AND SLIGHTS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY “Receive without pride, let go without attachment.” —MARCUS AURELIUS ...

A July 24th SOMEWHERE SOMEONE’S DYING “Whenever disturbing news is delivered to you, bear in mind that no news can ever be relev ...

S July 25th WHAT’S ON YOUR TOMBSTONE? “When you see someone often flashing their rank or position, or someone whose name is ofte ...

H July 26th WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING “Often injustice lies in what you aren’t doing, not only in what you are doing.” —MARCUS AU ...

W July 27th WHERE IS ANYTHING BETTER? “Indeed, if you find anything in human life better than justice, truth, self-control, cour ...

A July 28th CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE “Some people are sharp and others dull; some are raised in a better environment, others in wors ...