The Daily Stoic

S October 2nd THE MOST VALUABLE ASSET “But the wise person can lose nothing. Such a person has everythi ...

A October 3rd A MANTRA OF MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE “Meditate often on the interconnectedness and mutual interdependenc ...

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

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

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

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

N October 8th A HIGHER PLEASURE “Yes, getting your wish would have been so nice. But isn’t that exact ...

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

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

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

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

L October 13th REVENGE IS A DISH BEST NOT SERVED “The best way to avenge yourself is to not be like th ...

T October 14th DON’T GET MAD. HELP “Are you angry when someone’s armpits stink or when their breath is ...

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

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

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

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

W October 19th GOOD HABITS DRIVE OUT BAD HABITS “Since habit is such a powerful influence, and we’re used ...

W October 20th MARKS OF THE GOOD LIFE “You have proof in the extent of your wanderings that you never ...

A October 21st HEROES, HERE AND NOW “Such behavior! People don’t want to praise their contemporaries whose l ...