The Daily Stoic

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

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

H August 8th START WITH WHERE THE WORLD IS “Do now what nature demands of you. Get right to it if that’s ...

A August 9th STICK WITH JUST THE FACTS “Don’t tell yourself anything more than what the initial impr ...

P August 10th PERFECTION IS THE ENEMY OF ACTION “We don’t abandon our pursuits because we despair of ever perfec ...

August 11th NO TIME FOR THEORIES, JUST RESULTS “When the problem arose for us whether habit or theory was bet ...

O August 12th MAKE THE WORDS YOUR OWN “Many words have been spoken by Plato, Zeno, Chrysippus, Posidoniu ...

H August 13th TAKE CHARGE AND END YOUR TROUBLES “You’ve endured countless troubles—all from not letting your ...

T August 14th THIS ISN’T FOR FUN. IT’S FOR LIFE “Philosophy isn’t a parlor trick or made for show. It’s ...

T August 15th THE SUPREME COURT OF YOUR MIND “This can be swiftly taught in very few words: virtue is the only ...

A August 16th ANYTHING CAN BE AN ADVANTAGE “Just as the nature of rational things has given to each person ...

T August 17th THE BUCK STOPS HERE “For nothing outside my reasoned choice can hinder or harm it—my reasoned ...

O August 18th ONLY FOOLS RUSH IN “A good person is invincible, for they don’t rush into contests in ...

T August 19th CORRALLING THE UNNECESSARY “It is said that if you would have peace of mind, busy yourself ...

D August 20th WHERE IT COUNTS “Inwardly, we ought to be different in every respect, but our outward dress sh ...

T August 21st DON’T BE MISERABLE IN ADVANCE “It’s ruinous for the soul to be anxious about the future and miser ...

I August 22nd DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF “It is essential for you to remember that the attention you give ...

I August 23rd IT’S IN YOUR SELF-INTEREST “Therefore, explain why a wise person shouldn’t get drunk—not with ...

O August 24th PILLAGE FROM ALL SOURCES “I’ll never be ashamed to quote a bad writer with a good saying.” ...

T August 25th RESPECT THE PAST, BUT BE OPEN TO THE FUTURE “Won’t you be walking in your predecessors’ footsteps? ...