the daily stoic

C March 10th FIND YOURSELF A CATO “We can remove most sins if we have a witness standing by as we are about to go wrong. The sou ...

T March 11th LIVING WITHOUT RESTRICTION “The unrestricted person, who has in hand what they will in all events, is free. But any ...

S March 12th SEEING THINGS AS THE PERSON AT FAULT DOES “Whenever someone has done wrong by you, immediately consider what notion ...

P March 13th ONE DAY IT WILL ALL MAKE SENSE “Whenever you find yourself blaming providence, turn it around in your mind and you ...

S March 14th SELF-DECEPTION IS OUR ENEMY “Zeno would also say that nothing is more hostile to a firm grasp on knowledge than sel ...

T March 15th THE PRESENT IS ALL WE POSSESS “Were you to live three thousand years, or even a countless multiple of that, keep in ...

T March 16th THAT SACRED PART OF YOU “Hold sacred your capacity for understanding. For in it is all, that our ruling principle w ...

I March 17th THE BEAUTY OF CHOICE “You are not your body and hair-style, but your capacity for choosing well. If your choices ar ...

O March 18th IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT “Today I escaped from the crush of circumstances, or better put, I threw them out, ...

I March 19th TIMELESS WISDOM “For there are two rules to keep at the ready—that there is nothing good or bad outside my own reas ...

P March 20th READY AND AT HOME “I may wish to be free from torture, but if the time comes for me to endure it, I’ll wish to bear ...

D March 21st THE BEST RETREAT IS IN HERE, NOT OUT THERE “People seek retreats for themselves in the country, by the sea, or in t ...

A March 22nd THE SIGN OF TRUE EDUCATION “What is it then to be properly educated? It is learning to apply our natural preconcept ...

I March 23rd THE STRAITJACKETED SOUL “The diseases of the rational soul are long-standing and hardened vices, such as greed and ...

P March 24th THERE IS PHILOSOPHY IN EVERYTHING “Eat like a human being, drink like a human being, dress up, marry, have children ...

T March 25th WEALTH AND FREEDOM ARE FREE “... freedom isn’t secured by filling up on your heart’s desire but by removing your de ...

T March 26th WHAT RULES YOUR RULING REASON? “How does your ruling reason manage itself? For in that is the key to everything. Wh ...

Y March 27th PAY WHAT THINGS ARE WORTH “Diogenes of Sinope said we sell things of great value for things of very little, and vic ...

T March 28th COWARDICE AS A DESIGN PROBLEM “Life without a design is erratic. As soon as one is in place, principles become nece ...

I March 29th WHY DO YOU NEED TO IMPRESS THESE PEOPLE AGAIN? “If you should ever turn your will to things outside your control in ...