#stoicism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #stoicism, aggregated by home.social.
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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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"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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"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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"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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"Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan."
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"Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan."
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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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"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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"He knows his own strength; he knows that he was born to carry burdens."
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"Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to an humble and grateful mind."
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"Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to an humble and grateful mind."
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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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"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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"These actions are not essentially difficult; it is we ourselves that are soft and flabby."
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"No thing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."
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"No thing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."
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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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"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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"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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"When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need have they of light to see what you are doing?"
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"When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need have they of light to see what you are doing?"
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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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"“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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"“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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"“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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"“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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"Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle."
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"Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle."
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"Clothe yourself with a hero’s courage, and withdraw for a little space from the opinions of the common man. Form a proper conception of the image of virtue, a thing of exceeding beauty and grandeur; this image is not to be worshipped by us with incense or garlands, but with sweat and blood."
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"Clothe yourself with a hero’s courage, and withdraw for a little space from the opinions of the common man. Form a proper conception of the image of virtue, a thing of exceeding beauty and grandeur; this image is not to be worshipped by us with incense or garlands, but with sweat and blood."
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"Clothe yourself with a hero’s courage, and withdraw for a little space from the opinions of the common man. Form a proper conception of the image of virtue, a thing of exceeding beauty and grandeur; this image is not to be worshipped by us with incense or garlands, but with sweat and blood."
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"Clothe yourself with a hero’s courage, and withdraw for a little space from the opinions of the common man. Form a proper conception of the image of virtue, a thing of exceeding beauty and grandeur; this image is not to be worshipped by us with incense or garlands, but with sweat and blood."
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"Clothe yourself with a hero’s courage, and withdraw for a little space from the opinions of the common man. Form a proper conception of the image of virtue, a thing of exceeding beauty and grandeur; this image is not to be worshipped by us with incense or garlands, but with sweat and blood."
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"In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any action, but our inward opinions and principles."
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"In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any action, but our inward opinions and principles."