the daily stoic

Z September 30th YOU CAN’T TOUCH ME “If you lay violent hands on me, you’ll have my body, but my mind will remain with Stilpo.” ...

OCTOBER VIRTUE AND KINDNESS ...

S October 1st LET VIRTUE SHINE BRIGHT “Does the light of a lamp shine and keep its glow until its fuel is spent? Why shouldn’t y ...

S October 2nd THE MOST VALUABLE ASSET “But the wise person can lose nothing. Such a person has everything stored up for themselv ...

A October 3rd A MANTRA OF MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE “Meditate often on the interconnectedness and mutual interdependence of all thi ...

I October 4th ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL “That which isn’t good for the hive, isn’t good for the bee.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIO ...

Y October 5th WORDS CAN’T BE UNSAID “Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue.” —ZENO, QUOTED IN DIOGENES LAERTIUS, LIV ...

W October 6th LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER “It’s in keeping with Nature to show our friends affection and to celebrate their advan ...

T October 7th A SELFISH REASON TO BE GOOD “The person who does wrong, does wrong to themselves. The unjust person is unjust to t ...

N October 8th A HIGHER PLEASURE “Yes, getting your wish would have been so nice. But isn’t that exactly why pleasure trips us up ...

W October 9th SET THE STANDARDS AND USE THEM “When the standards have been set, things are tested and weighed. And the work of p ...

A October 10th REVERENCE AND JUSTICE “Leave the past behind, let the grand design take care of the future, and instead only righ ...

A October 11th HONESTY AS OUR DEFAULT “How rotten and fraudulent when people say they intend to ‘give it to you straight.’ What ...

I October 12th ALWAYS LOVE “Hecato says, ‘I can teach you a love potion made without any drugs, herbs, or special spell—if you w ...

L October 13th REVENGE IS A DISH BEST NOT SERVED “The best way to avenge yourself is to not be like that.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MED ...

T October 14th DON’T GET MAD. HELP “Are you angry when someone’s armpits stink or when their breath is bad? What would be the po ...

“E October 15th GIVE PEOPLE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT “Everything turns on your assumptions about it, and that’s on you. You can ...

S October 16th SPREAD THE WORD “Some people with exceptional minds quickly grasp virtue, or produce it within themselves. But ot ...

T October 17th THE BENEFIT OF KINDNESS “A benefit should be kept like a buried treasure, only to be dug up in necessity.... Natu ...

I October 18th FRENEMIES “There’s nothing worse than a wolf befriending sheep. Avoid false friendship at all costs. If you are g ...