The Daily Stoic

Z August 26th SEEKING OUT SHIPWRECKS “I was shipwrecked before I even boarded . . . the journey showed me this—h ...

I August 27th LAUGH, OR CRY? “Heraclitus would shed tears whenever he went out in public—Democritus laughed. ...

E August 28th THE OPULENT STOIC “The founder of the universe, who assigned to us the laws of life, provided ...

I August 29th WANT NOTHING = HAVE EVERYTHING “No person has the power to have everything they want, but it ...

I August 30th WHEN YOU FEEL LAZY “Anything that must yet be done, virtue can do with courage and promptne ...

E August 31st CONSIDER YOUR FAILINGS TOO “Whenever you take offense at someone’s wrongdoing, immediately turn ...

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SEPTEMBER FORTITUDE AND RESILIENCE ...

C September 1st A STRONG SOUL IS BETTER THAN GOOD LUCK “The rational soul is stronger than any k ...

H September 2nd THE PHILOSOPHER’S SCHOOL IS A HOSPITAL “Men, the philosopher’s lecture-hall is a hospital—you ...

B September 3rd FIRST, A HARD WINTER TRAINING “We must undergo a hard winter training and not rush into ...

M September 4th HOW CAN YOU KNOW WHETHER YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TESTED? “I judge you unfortunate because you have ne ...

A September 5th FOCUS ON WHAT IS YOURS ALONE “Remember, then, if you deem what is by nature slavish to ...

I September 6th THEY CAN THROW YOU IN CHAINS, BUT . . . “You can bind up my leg, but not even Zeus ...

T September 7th OUR HIDDEN POWER “Consider who you are. Above all, a human being, carrying no greater powe ...

I September 8th DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY FORTUNE “No one is crushed by Fortune, unless they are first deceived ...

I September 9th NOTHING TO FEAR BUT FEAR ITSELF “But there is no reason to live and no limit to our mis ...

W September 10th PREPARING ON THE SUNNY DAY “Here’s a lesson to test your mind’s mettle: take part of a ...

T September 11th WHAT WOULD LESS LOOK LIKE? “Let us get used to dining out without the crowds, to being ...

I September 12th BE DOWN TO EARTH, OR BE BROUGHT DOWN “Zeno always said that nothing was more unbecoming ...