Quote Of The Week

Quote of the Week 38 "W e all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own . " ―  Marcus Aurelius     Triggered by the use of the quote in a  Daily Stoic   tweet : “It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.” — Marcus Aurelius — Daily Stoic (@dailystoic) October 28, 2023 [ LinkedIn ]

Quote of the Week 26 " Receive without pride, let go without attachment. " ―  Marcus Aurelius  ( Meditations, 8.33 ) Alternative translation : " Receive [wealth or prosperity] without arrogance; and be ready to let it go. "   Triggered by a recent Daily Stoics tweet : "Receive without pride, let go without attachment." — Marcus Aurelius What do you think this means? pic.twitter.com/eGHrpPfZIz — Daily Stoic (@dailystoic) June 13, 2024

Quote of the Week 9 " It's not things that upset us, but our judgment about things. " ―   Epictetus Triggered by the following  tweet : 3 Stoic Oneliners To Beat Anxiety: 1. “It's not things that upset us, it's our judgment about things.” — Epictetus 2. “We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” — Seneca 3. “Make the best use of what is in your power, take the rest as it happens.” — Epictetus — Daily Stoic (@dailystoic) February 24, 2024 See also " Discourses of Epictetus: Book Summary, Key Lessons and Best Quotes ": " It is not events that disturb people, it is their judgements concerning them. "

Quote of the Week 51 " Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. " ―   Epictetus Triggered by a discussion with a former colleague. See also: " What does it mean to be wealthy ". Maybe this is a better way to convey the original thought than the quote above? "Money is human happiness in the abstract: he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes his heart entirely to money." ―   Arthur Schopenhauer See also:   Philosiblog.

Quote of the Week 46 " What progress, you ask, have I made?    I have begun to be a friend to myself. " ― Seneca Triggered by a recent @DailyStoic tweet : pic.twitter.com/YxnYCGYMYA — Daily Stoic (@dailystoic) November 6, 2023 See also: " This is what progress looks like ".

Quote of the Week 44 " The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have. " ―  Epictetus  ( Discourses and Selected Writings )

Quote of the Week 41 " Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace. " ―  Epictetus  ( Discourses and Selected Writings ) Triggered once more by a recent Daily Stoic  tweet . pic.twitter.com/JKLpchGpUM — Daily Stoic (@dailystoic) September 25, 2023

  Quote of the Week 38 " It's impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows . " ―  Epictetus Triggered by a Daily Stoic tweet .

Quote of the Week 33 " You always own the option of having no opinion. " ― Marcus Aurelius     Triggered by the use of the quote in a recent Daily Stoic   tweet : “You always own the option of having no opinion.” — Marcus Aurelius — Daily Stoic (@dailystoic) August 12, 2023 See also:  10 Stoic Rules From Marcus Aurelius RULE 5: You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.