the daily stoic

P May 5th YOU ARE THE PROJECT “The raw material for the work of a good and excellent person is their own guiding reason, the bod ...

C May 6th RIGHTEOUSNESS IS BEAUTIFUL “Then what makes a beautiful human being? Isn’t it the presence of human excellence? Young ...

H May 7th HOW TO HAVE A GOOD DAY “God laid down this law, saying: if you want some good, get it from yourself.” —EPICTETUS, DISC ...

T May 8th GOOD AND EVIL? LOOK AT YOUR CHOICES “Where is Good? In our reasoned choices. Where is Evil? In our reasoned choices. W ...

Y May 9th CARPE DIEM “Let us therefore set out whole-heartedly, leaving aside our many distractions and exert ourselves in this ...

I May 10th DON’T BE INSPIRED, BE INSPIRATIONAL “Let us also produce some bold act of our own—and join the ranks of the most emul ...

C May 11th GUILT IS WORSE THAN JAIL “The greatest portion of peace of mind is doing nothing wrong. Those who lack self-control l ...

W May 12th KINDNESS IS ALWAYS THE RIGHT RESPONSE “Kindness is invincible, but only when it’s sincere, with no hypocrisy or fakin ...

“W May 13th FUELING THE HABIT BONFIRE “Every habit and capability is confirmed and grows in its corresponding actions, walking b ...

I May 14th OUR WELL-BEING LIES IN OUR ACTIONS “Those obsessed with glory attach their well-being to the regard of others, those ...

W May 15th COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS “Don’t set your mind on things you don’t possess as if they were yours, but count the blessings ...

T May 16th THE CHAIN METHOD “If you don’t wish to be a hot-head, don’t feed your habit. Try as a first step to remain calm and c ...

I May 17th THE STOIC IS A WORK IN PROGRESS “Show me someone sick and happy, in danger and happy, dying and happy, exiled and hap ...

I May 18th HOW YOU DO ANYTHING IS HOW YOU DO EVERYTHING “Pay attention to what’s in front of you—the principle, the task, or wha ...

V May 19th LEARN, PRACTICE, TRAIN “That’s why the philosophers warn us not to be satisfied with mere learning, but to add practi ...

T May 20th QUALITY OVER QUANTITY “What’s the point of having countless books and libraries, whose titles could hardly be read th ...

T May 21st WHAT KIND OF BOXER ARE YOU? “But what is philosophy? Doesn’t it simply mean preparing ourselves for what may come? Do ...

W May 22nd TODAY IS THE DAY “You get what you deserve. Instead of being a good person today, you choose instead to become one to ...

T May 23rd SHOW ME HOW TO LIVE “Show me that the good life doesn’t consist in its length, but in its use, and that it is possibl ...

W May 24th MAKING YOUR OWN GOOD FORTUNE “You say, good fortune used to meet you at every corner. But the fortunate person is the ...