Yesterday's friends can become today's enemies and tomorrow's strangers.
Understand this, and the time you shared will not have been for nothing. The lesson will be learned, and the departure will be natural.

“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.” – Marcus Aurelius #stoic #philosophy #wisdom
“To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden.” – Seneca #stoic #philosophy #wisdom
Excerpt From
The Daily #Stoic
Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
“The best revenge is not to be like that.” – Marcus Aurelius #stoic #philosophy #wisdom
It is not daily increase but daily decrease, hack away the unessential. The closer to the source, the less wastage there is. — Bruce Lee #stoic #wisdom #BruceLee
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” – Seneca #stoic #philosophy #wisdom
“To accuse others for one’s own misfortunes is a sign of want of education.” – Epictetus #stoic #philosophy #wisdom
“As long as you live, keep learning how to live.” – Seneca #stoic #philosophy #wisdom
Dying is a wild night and a new road. — Emily Dickinson #stoic #wisdom #EmilyDickinson
“Only the educated are free.” – Epictetus #stoic #philosophy #wisdom
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I hope you, and all who read this, will find something there to help in this important question of our own relevance and meaning in life
~c
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The Stoics of the past come to us through their writings, that is how we come to know their wisdom.
This is how you can find yourself, and contribute your own wisdom to those who follow.
We stand on the shoulders of great men, and hope that our own standing will make a contribution too.
#stoic
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As a Stoic, this particular stoic, that has been my way to come to an understanding of who I am and where I fit in.
IT is, I am sure not the only way, but it is built on Stoic principles and gives me clarity.
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Emotions are regulators, not determinants. They indicate your humanity and how they influence the logic of a situation. The determinants are the cold facts of a situation as they are clear to you in the moment. This can change, and you know this over time through the habit of journaling
#stoic