#stoicism — Public Fediverse posts
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"A thatched roof once covered free men; under marble and gold dwells slavery."
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"A thatched roof once covered free men; under marble and gold dwells slavery."
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"So the wise man will develop virtue, if he may, in the midst of wealth, or, if not, in poverty; if possible, in his own country—if not, in exile; if possible, as a commander—if not, as a common soldier; if possible, in sound health—if not, enfeebled. Whatever fortune he finds, he will accomplish therefrom something noteworthy."
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"So the wise man will develop virtue, if he may, in the midst of wealth, or, if not, in poverty; if possible, in his own country—if not, in exile; if possible, as a commander—if not, as a common soldier; if possible, in sound health—if not, enfeebled. Whatever fortune he finds, he will accomplish therefrom something noteworthy."
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"Thus no fortune, no external circumstance, can shut off the wise man from action. For the very thing which engages his attention prevents him from attending to other things. He is ready for either outcome: if it brings goods, he controls them; if evils, he conquers them."
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"Thus no fortune, no external circumstance, can shut off the wise man from action. For the very thing which engages his attention prevents him from attending to other things. He is ready for either outcome: if it brings goods, he controls them; if evils, he conquers them."
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"But he has no fear; unconquered he looks down from a lofty height upon his sufferings."
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"But he has no fear; unconquered he looks down from a lofty height upon his sufferings."
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"“You must go now, fellow-soldiers, to yonder place, whence there is no ‘must’ about your returning!”"
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"“You must go now, fellow-soldiers, to yonder place, whence there is no ‘must’ about your returning!”"
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"Meanwhile, hold fast to this thought, and grip it close: yield not to adversity; trust not to prosperity; keep before your eyes the full scope of Fortune’s power, as if she would surely do whatever is in her power to do."
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"Meanwhile, hold fast to this thought, and grip it close: yield not to adversity; trust not to prosperity; keep before your eyes the full scope of Fortune’s power, as if she would surely do whatever is in her power to do."
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"Is it for this purpose that we are strong—that we may have light burdens to bear?"
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"Is it for this purpose that we are strong—that we may have light burdens to bear?"
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Live as if you were brought up by Bene Gesserit except they follow the Heart Sutra and CBT (and don't want to rule the world)
https://msj.bearblog.dev/litany-against-running/
kinda #stoicism kinda #buddhism kinda #dune #LitanyAgainstFear
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Live as if you were brought up by Bene Gesserit except they follow the Heart Sutra and CBT (and don't want to rule the world)
https://msj.bearblog.dev/litany-against-running/
kinda #stoicism kinda #buddhism kinda #dune #LitanyAgainstFear
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Consider in silence whatever anyone says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man.
— Cato
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Consider in silence whatever anyone says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man.
— Cato
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"Two elements must therefore be rooted out once for all—the fear of future suffering, and the recollection of past suffering; since the latter no longer concerns me, and the former concerns me not yet."
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"Two elements must therefore be rooted out once for all—the fear of future suffering, and the recollection of past suffering; since the latter no longer concerns me, and the former concerns me not yet."
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"“It is nothing—a trifling matter at most; keep a stout heart and it will soon cease”; then in thinking it slight, you will make it slight. Everything depends on opinion; ambition, luxury, greed, hark back to opinion. It is according to opinion that we suffer."
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"“It is nothing—a trifling matter at most; keep a stout heart and it will soon cease”; then in thinking it slight, you will make it slight. Everything depends on opinion; ambition, luxury, greed, hark back to opinion. It is according to opinion that we suffer."
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"You will die, not because you are ill, but because you are alive; even when you have been cured, thesame end awaits you; when you have recovered, it will be not death, but ill health, that you have escaped."
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"You will die, not because you are ill, but because you are alive; even when you have been cured, thesame end awaits you; when you have recovered, it will be not death, but ill health, that you have escaped."
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"There is no sorrow in the world, when we have escaped from the fear of death."
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"There is no sorrow in the world, when we have escaped from the fear of death."
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"What else is there which you would regret to have taken from you? Friends? But who can be a friend to you? Country? What? Do you think enough of your country to be late to dinner? The light of the sun? You would extinguish it, if you could; for what have you ever done that was fit to be seen in the light?"
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"What else is there which you would regret to have taken from you? Friends? But who can be a friend to you? Country? What? Do you think enough of your country to be late to dinner? The light of the sun? You would extinguish it, if you could; for what have you ever done that was fit to be seen in the light?"
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"So near at hand is freedom, and is anyone still a slave?"
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"So near at hand is freedom, and is anyone still a slave?"
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“So, Jeeves!”
“Yes, sir.”
“What do you mean, Yes, sir?”
“I was endeavouring to convey my appreciation of the fact that your position is in many respects somewhat difficult, sir. But I wonder if I might call your attention to an observation of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. He said: ‘Does aught befall you? It is good. It is part of the destiny of the Universe ordained for you from the beginning. All that befalls you is part of the great web.'”
I breathed a bit stertorously.
“He said that, did he?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Well, you can tell him from me he’s an ass.”P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) Anglo-American humorist, playwright and lyricist [Pelham Grenville Wodehouse]
The Mating Season, ch. 4 (1949)More about this quote: wist.info/wodehouse-p-g/46199/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #wodehouse #pgwodehouse #marcusaurelius #jeeves #wooster #acceptance #advice #destiny #fate #foreordainment #nature #stoicism #trouble #universe
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"Would you not think him an utter fool who wept because he was not alive a thousand years ago? And is he not just as much of a fool who weeps because he will not be alive a thousand years from now? It is all the same; you will not be, and you were not. Neither of these periods of time belongs to you."
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"Would you not think him an utter fool who wept because he was not alive a thousand years ago? And is he not just as much of a fool who weeps because he will not be alive a thousand years from now? It is all the same; you will not be, and you were not. Neither of these periods of time belongs to you."
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"But the wise man knows that all things are in store for him. Whatever happens, he says: “I knew it.”"
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"But the wise man knows that all things are in store for him. Whatever happens, he says: “I knew it.”"
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Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind
— Aristotle
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Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind
— Aristotle
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"But no wall can be erected against Fortune which she cannot take by storm; let us strengthen our inner defences. If the inner part be safe, man can be attacked, but never captured."
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"But no wall can be erected against Fortune which she cannot take by storm; let us strengthen our inner defences. If the inner part be safe, man can be attacked, but never captured."
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"Do you ask me whom I have conquered? Neither the Persians, nor the far-off Medes, nor any warlike race that lies beyond the Dahae; not these, but greed, ambition, and the fear of death that has conquered the conquerors of the world."
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"Do you ask me whom I have conquered? Neither the Persians, nor the far-off Medes, nor any warlike race that lies beyond the Dahae; not these, but greed, ambition, and the fear of death that has conquered the conquerors of the world."
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"He knows his own strength; he knows that he was born to carry burdens."
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"He knows his own strength; he knows that he was born to carry burdens."
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Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.— Proverbs 11:28
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Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.— Proverbs 11:28
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"These actions are not essentially difficult; it is we ourselves that are soft and flabby."
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"These actions are not essentially difficult; it is we ourselves that are soft and flabby."
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I have also read "Let Them" by Mel Robbins but am not sure I can recommend. It spoke to me in some aspects, left me shrugging shoulders in others. Nothing revolutionary, but it might be a good book for emotionally tougher times in life. Offers clear guidelines on how to stop pestering others and just letting them be.
In other words: stoicism for perfectionist women, I'd say.
#Bookstodon #Book
#LetThem
#MelRobbins
#SelfHelpBooks
#Stoicism
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I have also read "Let Them" by Mel Robbins but am not sure I can recommend. It spoke to me in some aspects, left me shrugging shoulders in others. Nothing revolutionary, but it might be a good book for emotionally tougher times in life. Offers clear guidelines on how to stop pestering others and just letting them be.
In other words: stoicism for perfectionist women, I'd say.
#Bookstodon #Book
#LetThem
#MelRobbins
#SelfHelpBooks
#Stoicism
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"Why should I not regard this as desirable—not because the fire, burns me, but because it does not overcome me?"
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"Why should I not regard this as desirable—not because the fire, burns me, but because it does not overcome me?"
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"“I should prefer that Fortune keep me in her camp rather than in the lap of luxury. If I am tortured, but bear it bravely, all is well; if I die, but die bravely, it is also well.”"
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The heatwave continues though parts of Scotland under threat of fierce thunderstorms 🌞 While https://apple.news/ABCt9Flg9T2qbmQwHXgjGfQ B&Q recalls electric fans as fire and electrical shock risk. #stoicism
https://apple.news/ARvrznBmKQtq4cfUWKMaC9g