the daily stoic

S February 21st WISH NOT, WANT NOT “Remember that it’s not only the desire for wealth and position that debases and subjugates u ...

I February 22nd WHAT’S BETTER LEFT UNSAID “Cato practiced the kind of public speech capable of moving the masses, believing prop ...

A February 23rd CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NO CARE FOR OUR FEELINGS “You shouldn’t give circumstances the power to rouse anger, for they ...

T February 24th THE REAL SOURCE OF HARM “Keep in mind that it isn’t the one who has it in for you and takes a swipe that harms y ...

I February 25th THE SMOKE AND DUST OF MYTH “Keep a list before your mind of those who burned with anger and resentment about som ...

A February 26th TO EACH HIS OWN “Another has done me wrong? Let him see to it. He has his own tendencies, and his own affairs. W ...

I February 27th CULTIVATING INDIFFERENCE WHERE OTHERS GROW PASSION “Of all the things that are, some are good, others bad, and y ...

Y February 28th WHEN YOU LOSE CONTROL “The soul is like a bowl of water, and our impressions are like the ray of light falling u ...

“W February 29th YOU CAN’T ALWAYS (BE) GET(TING) WHAT YOU WANT “When children stick their hand down a narrow goody jar they can’ ...

MARCH AWARENESS ...

P March 1st WHERE PHILOSOPHY BEGINS “An important place to begin in philosophy is this: a clear perception of one’s own ruling p ...

M March 2nd ACCURATE SELF-ASSESSMENT “Above all, it is necessary for a person to have a true self-estimate, for we commonly thin ...

W March 3rd (DIS)INTEGRATION “These things don’t go together. You must be a unified human being, either good or bad. You must di ...

I March 4th AWARENESS IS FREEDOM “The person is free who lives as they wish, neither compelled, nor hindered, nor limited—whose ...

O March 5th CUTTING BACK ON THE COSTLY “So, concerning the things we pursue, and for which we vigorously exert ourselves, we owe ...

M March 6th DON’T TELL YOURSELF STORIES “In public avoid talking often and excessively about your accomplishments and dangers, f ...

S March 7th DON’T TRUST THE SENSES “Heraclitus called self-deception an awful disease and eyesight a lying sense.” —DIOGENES LAE ...

I March 8th DON’T UNINTENTIONALLY HAND OVER YOUR FREEDOM “If a person gave away your body to some passerby, you’d be furious. Ye ...

J March 9th FIND THE RIGHT SCENE “Above all, keep a close watch on this—that you are never so tied to your former acquaintances ...

The second part of Goethe’s quote tells us the stakes of this choice: “If I know how you spend your time,” he said, “then I know ...