The Daily Stoic

T September 13th PROTECTING OUR INNER FORTRESS FROM FEAR “No, it is events that give rise to fear—whe ...

P September 14th A DIFFERENT WAY TO PRAY “Try praying differently, and see what happens: Instead of asking ...

A September 15th A GARDEN IS NOT FOR SHOW “First practice not letting people know who you are—keep your phil ...

P September 16th ANYONE CAN GET LUCKY, NOT EVERYONE CAN PERSEVERE “Success comes to the lowly and to the poorly ...

W September 17th DEALING WITH HATERS “What if someone despises me? Let them see to it. But I will see to it ...

I September 18th DEALING WITH PAIN “Whenever you suffer pain, keep in mind that it’s nothing to be asha ...

W September 19th FLEXIBILITY OF THE WILL “Remember that to change your mind and to follow someone’s correcti ...

D September 20th LIFE ISN’T A DANCE “The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, because ...

W September 21st MAINTAIN COMPOSURE, MAINTAIN CONTROL “When forced, as it seems, by circumstances into utter ...

T September 22nd NO PAIN, NO GAIN “Difficulties show a person’s character. So when a challenge confront ...

B September 23rd THE MOST SECURE FORTRESS “Remember that your ruling reason becomes unconquerable when it ...

I September 24th IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU “Being unexpected adds to the weight of a disaster, and being a s ...

W September 25th THE VULNERABILITY OF DEPENDENCE “Show me someone who isn’t a slave! One is a slave to lust, ...

Y September 26th WHAT TIME OFF IS FOR “Leisure without study is death—a tomb for the living person.” —SENECA, ...

T September 27th WHAT WILL PROSPERITY REVEAL? “For even peace itself will supply more reason for worry ...

W September 28th YOU HOLD THE TRUMP CARD “How appropriate that the gods put under our control only the most ...

I September 29th YOUR ACTUAL NEEDS ARE SMALL “Nothing can satisfy greed, but even a small measure satisfies ...

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

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 ...