the daily stoic

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 ...

W July 29th A CURE FOR THE SELF “The person who has practiced philosophy as a cure for the self becomes great of soul, filled wi ...

W July 30th STOIC JOY “Trust me, real joy is a serious thing. Do you think someone can, in the charming expression, blithely dis ...

E July 31st YOUR CAREER IS NOT A LIFE SENTENCE “How disgraceful is the lawyer whose dying breath passes while at court, at an ad ...

AUGUST PRAGMATISM ...

W August 1st DON’T GO EXPECTING PERFECTION “That cucumber is bitter, so toss it out! There are thorns on the path, then keep awa ...

L August 2nd WE CAN WORK ANY WAY “Indeed, how could exile be an obstacle to a person’s own cultivation, or to attaining virtue w ...

A August 3rd THE GOOD LIFE IS ANYWHERE “At this moment you aren’t on a journey, but wandering about, being driven from place to ...

N August 4th NO BLAME, JUST FOCUS “You must stop blaming God, and not blame any person. You must completely control your desire ...

R August 5th SILENCE IS STRENGTH “Silence is a lesson learned from the many sufferings of life.” —SENECA, THYESTES, 309 ecall th ...

H August 6th THERE IS ALWAYS MORE ROOM TO MANEUVER THAN YOU THINK “Apply yourself to thinking through difficulties—hard times ca ...

W August 7th PRAGMATIC AND PRINCIPLED “Wherever a person can live, there one can also live well; life is also in the demands of ...