#stoic — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #stoic, aggregated by home.social.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
— Epictetus
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self
— Aristotle
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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
— Albert Camus
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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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I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than walk alone in the light.
— Helen Keller
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I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than walk alone in the light.
— Helen Keller