#stoic — Public Fediverse posts
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Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.
— Marcus Aurelius
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If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Wise words satisfy like a good meal;
the right words bring satisfaction.— Proverbs 18:20
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Wise words satisfy like a good meal;
the right words bring satisfaction.— Proverbs 18:20
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Relevant to our #Trumpian age: "the #stoic concept of #hormē, or #impulse, warns that failing to regulate behaviour with #reason can lead to harmful #passions."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/24/ai-read-papyrus-scroll-burnt-vesuvius-eruption?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other #philosophy #archaeology #trump #maga #fascism -
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-theory-of-the-vulgar-class. "The vulgarity of the Trumpian elite isn’t in itself that important. But it’s a symptom of a collapse in #values & #norms that, unless confronted & reversed, may herald the end of the #American #experiment. We should heed the words of the #Stoic #philosopher #Seneca about the rise & fall of the #Roman #Republic: 'Increases are of sluggish #growth, but the way to ruin is rapid.'"
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
#einzelgänger #einzelganger #philosopher #quoteoftheday #philosophy #quotestoliveby #dailyquotes #thoughts #thoughtoftheday #meditation #innerpeace #lifequotes #satisfied #satisfaction #improvement #contentment #epictetus #stoic #stoicism #stoicwisdom #stoicquotes