The Daily Stoic

“R June 9th SOLVE PROBLEMS EARLY “There is no vice which lacks a defense, none that at the outset ...

T June 10th YOU CAN DO IT “If you find something very difficult to achieve yourself, don’t imagine it imposs ...

T June 11th JUST DON’T MAKE THINGS WORSE “How much more harmful are the consequences of anger and gri ...

I June 12th A TRAINED MIND IS BETTER THAN ANY SCRIPT “In this way you must understand how laughable it is ...

T June 13th LIFE IS A BATTLEFIELD “Don’t you know life is like a military campaign? One must serve ...

T June 14th TRY THE OTHER HANDLE “Every event has two handles—one by which it can be carried, and one by which ...

W June 15th LISTENING ACCOMPLISHES MORE THAN SPEAKING “To the youngster talking nonsense Zeno said, ‘The ...

N June 16th NO SHAME IN NEEDING HELP “Don’t be ashamed of needing help. You have a duty to fulfill just ...

M June 17th OFFENSE OR DEFENSE? “Fortune doesn’t have the long reach we suppose, she can only lay siege ...

W June 18th PREPARED AND ACTIVE “Let Fate find us prepared and active. Here is the great soul—the on ...

W June 19th STAY FOCUSED ON THE PRESENT “Don’t let your reflection on the whole sweep of life crush you. ...

T June 20th CALM IS CONTAGIOUS “If then it’s not that the things you pursue or avoid are coming at you, ...

I June 21st TAKE A WALK “We should take wandering outdoor walks, so that the mind might be nourished ...

I June 22nd THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY “If you are defeated once and tell yourself you will overcome, but ...

A June 23rd THE LONG WAY AROUND “You could enjoy this very moment all the things you are praying to reach ...

S June 24th THE TRULY EDUCATED AREN’T QUARRELSOME “The beautiful and good person neither fights with anyon ...

H June 25th THE WISE DON’T HAVE “PROBLEMS” “This is why we say that nothing happens to the wise person co ...

V June 26th TRY THE OPPOSITE “What assistance can we find in the fight against habit? Try the opposite!” —EPICTETU ...

A June 27th ADVERSITY REVEALS “How does it help, my husband, to make misfortune heavier by complaining a ...

M June 28th NO SELF-FLAGELLATION NEEDED “Philosophy calls for simple living, but not for penance—it’s quite possib ...