"Stoicism is about the domestication of emotions, not their elimination." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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This is why The Stoic Swedish Way matters!
"Throw away thy books; no longer distract thyself: it is not allowed; but as if thou wast now dying, despise the flesh; it is blood and bones and network, a contexture of nerves, veins, and arteries." — Marcus Aurelius, Book II #Stoicism #DailyStoic #MarcusAurelius #Meditations
(I'm not saying it's a philosophy which motivates generational longevity.)
When the senators flatter you, remember: they flattered the last man too, and the one before him, and they will flatter the next.
Disgraceful: for the soul to give up when the body is still going strong. - Marcus Aurelius
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Your heartbreak can be a teacher, not a punishment. #stoicism #senecaquotes #marcusaurelius #stoicmindset
What if numbers exist before anyone ever thought of them? #stoicism #senecaquotes #marcusaurelius #stoicmindset
Your worst anxieties exist only in imagination, not in reality. #stoicism #senecaquotes #marcusaurelius #stoicmindset
Anger, Seneca says, is not a flaw but a fleeting madness. #stoicism #senecaquotes #marcusaurelius #stoicmindset
Marcus Aurelius never intended his Meditations to be a guide for anyone else. #stoicism #senecaquotes #marcusaurelius #stoicmindset
Did Marcus Aurelius ever write that the day is already dead at dawn? #stoicism #senecaquotes #marcusaurelius #stoicmindset
You can control your reaction, but not the event itself. #stoicism #senecaquotes #marcusaurelius #stoicmindset
“Short is the little which remains to thee of life. Live as on a mountain.”
—Marcus Aurelius
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“It is in virtue that happiness consists, for virtue is the state of mind which tends to make the whole of life harmonious.”
- Zeno of Citium
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"If he is a stranger to the universe who does not know what is in it, no less is he a stranger who does not know what is going on in it." — Marcus Aurelius, Book IV #Stoicism #DailyStoic #MarcusAurelius #Meditations