the daily stoic

T August 17th THE BUCK STOPS HERE “For nothing outside my reasoned choice can hinder or harm it— my reasoned choice alone can do ...

O August 18th ONLY FOOLS RUSH IN “A good person is invincible, for they don’t rush into contests in which they aren’t the strong ...

T August 19th CORRALLING THE UNNECESSARY “It is said that if you would have peace of mind, busy yourself with little. But wouldn ...

D August 20th WHERE IT COUNTS “Inwardly, we ought to be different in every respect, but our outward dress should blend in with t ...

T August 21st DON’T BE MISERABLE IN ADVANCE “It’s ruinous for the soul to be anxious about the future and miserable in advance o ...

I August 22nd DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF “It is essential for you to remember that the attention you give to any action should ...

I August 23rd IT’S IN YOUR SELF-INTEREST “Therefore, explain why a wise person shouldn’t get drunk—not with words, but by the fa ...

O August 24th PILLAGE FROM ALL SOURCES “I’ll never be ashamed to quote a bad writer with a good saying.” —SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY ...

T August 25th RESPECT THE PAST, BUT BE OPEN TO THE FUTURE “Won’t you be walking in your predecessors’ footsteps? I surely will u ...

Z August 26th SEEKING OUT SHIPWRECKS “I was shipwrecked before I even boarded... the journey showed me this—how much of what we ...

I August 27th LAUGH, OR CRY? “Heraclitus would shed tears whenever he went out in public— Democritus laughed. One saw the whole ...

E August 28th THE OPULENT STOIC “The founder of the universe, who assigned to us the laws of life, provided that we should live ...

I August 29th WANT NOTHING = HAVE EVERYTHING “No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not ...

I August 30th WHEN YOU FEEL LAZY “Anything that must yet be done, virtue can do with courage and promptness. For anyone would ca ...

E August 31st CONSIDER YOUR FAILINGS TOO “Whenever you take offense at someone’s wrongdoing, immediately turn to your own simila ...

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SEPTEMBER FORTITUDE AND RESILIENCE ...

C September 1st A STRONG SOUL IS BETTER THAN GOOD LUCK “The rational soul is stronger than any kind of fortune—from its own shar ...

H September 2nd THE PHILOSOPHER’S SCHOOL IS A HOSPITAL “Men, the philosopher’s lecture-hall is a hospital—you shouldn’t walk out ...

B September 3rd FIRST, A HARD WINTER TRAINING “We must undergo a hard winter training and not rush into things for which we have ...