Stoicism:endurance of pain or hardship without display of feelings and without complaint
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It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it
Seneca
Strong emotions arise only when we fail in our desires and aversions
Epictetus
We need to discipline our actions in accordance to our role in line life as a father, brother, sun and so on
Epictetus
Learn to enjoy stuff and the people without feeling entitled to them, without clinging
When I see a man anxious, I say, what does this man want? If he did not want something which is not in his power, how could he be anxious?
Discipline of desire
By remembering your overarching goal which is to be a decent person who doesn’t do anything that is unvirtuous or that may compromise your identity or integrity. You can let go off the negative feelings and the take the situation as learning curve and look for the ways you could improve.
Speak little and well, let silence be your goal for the most part. Say only what is necessary, and be brief about it.On the rare occasions when you called upon to speak, then speak.
All of us have a lot more self-control, endurance and patience than we think we do.The judgement adds nothing but unhelpful emotion
The judgement adds nothing but unhelpful emotion
“So you wish to conquer in the Olympic Games, my friend? And I, too… But first mark the conditions and the consequences. You will have to put yourself under discipline; to eat by rule, to avoid cakes and sweetmeats; to take exercise at the appointed hour whether you like it or not, in cold and heat; to abstain from cold drinks and wine at your will. Then, in the conflict itself you are likely enough to dislocate your wrist or twist your ankle, to swallow a great deal of dust, to be severely thrashed, and after all of these things, to be defeated.”
Epictetus
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
Epictetus
Know, first, who you are, then adorn yourself accordingly
Epictetus
You become what you give attention to
Epictetus
You become what you give attention to
As you live, keep learning how to live
Seneca
The truth is whatever happens you will have the strength to survive and even become stronger. So next time something horrible happens to yourself tell yourself perhaps this sorrow might one day bring delight.
To be your greatest self and to be happy with who you are
The man who craves more that is poor
Your must live for your neighbour if you would live for yourself. The act of giving is an indirect way of giving to ourselves.
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
Marcus Aurelius
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
Marcus Aurelius
Turn your desire to stone, quench your appetites. Keep your mind centred on itself.
Marcus Aurelius
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It is for the superfluous we sweat
Seneca the younger
Dismiss whatever insults your soul
Walt Whitman
Marcus Aurelius:
Here is a rule to remember in future when anything tempts you to feel better, not this is misfortune but to bear this worthily is good fortune
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love
Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have motz but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess and then thankfully remember now you would crave for them if they were not yours
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of insane
You don’t have to turn this into something, it doesn’t have to upset you
To live a good life: we have the potential for it.If we learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference
Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought, for the human spirit is coloured by such impressions
The impediment to action advances action, what stands in the way becomes the way
You have power over your mind not outside events. Realise this and you will find strength.
Very little is needed to make a happy life,it is all within yourself in your way of thinking
Loss is nothing else but change and change is nature’s delight
Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny for what could more aptly fit your needs
Epictetus:
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid
No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grape or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I will answer that there must be time, let it first blossom,then bear fruit then ripen.
When you are offended at any man’s fault turn to yourself and study your own failings then you will forget your anger
Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you
On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures but the foolish to be a slave to them
Be discriminating about what images and ideas you permit into your mind
If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks I’ll of you, do not make excuses what is said of you but answer ” He was ignorant of my other faults else he wouldn’t have mentioned these alone”
It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows
Don’t seek to have events happen as you wish but wish them to happen as they do happen and all will be well with you
It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self – deceit and ignorance.”
Meandering leads to perfection 