#stoicism — Public Fediverse posts
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"It would be some consolation for the feebleness of ourselves and our works, if all things should perish as slowly as they come into being; but as it is, increases are of sluggish growth, but the way to ruin is rapid."
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Not a single thing that is done on earth happens without you, God,
Nor in the divine heavenly sphere nor in the sea,
Except for what bad people do in their foolishness.— Cleanthes
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"Growth is slow but collapse is rapid."
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"You have, dearest Serene, things that can protect tranquility, things that restore it, things that resist creeping escapes. Be it known, however, that none of these things is sufficient for those who hold a feeble matter, unless a constant concern surrounds the slipping mind."
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"You have, dearest Serene, things that can protect tranquility, things that restore it, things that resist creeping escapes. Be it known, however, that none of these things is sufficient for those who hold a feeble matter, unless a constant concern surrounds the slipping mind."
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"You have, dearest Serene, things that can protect tranquility, things that restore it, things that resist creeping escapes. Be it known, however, that none of these things is sufficient for those who hold a feeble matter, unless a constant concern surrounds the slipping mind."
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"You have, dearest Serene, things that can protect tranquility, things that restore it, things that resist creeping escapes. Be it known, however, that none of these things is sufficient for those who hold a feeble matter, unless a constant concern surrounds the slipping mind."
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"You have, dearest Serene, things that can protect tranquility, things that restore it, things that resist creeping escapes. Be it known, however, that none of these things is sufficient for those who hold a feeble matter, unless a constant concern surrounds the slipping mind."
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"To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable."
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"To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable."
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"To roam in open walks, that the soul may increase and lift itself up in the free air and with much spirit; sometimes travel and a change of country will give vigor, and marriage and more liberal drink. Sometimes even to the point of drunkenness, not that it drowns us, but that it depresses us: for it washes away cares and moves the mind from below, and, as with certain diseases, so it heals sadness."
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"The mind must be indulged, and leisure must be given from time to time, which is the place of food and strength."
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"These reasonings are unconnected: "I am richer than you, therefore I am better"; "I am more eloquent than you, therefore I am better." The connection is rather this: "I am richer than you, therefore my property is greater than yours;" "I am more eloquent than you, therefore my style is better than yours." But you, after all, are neither property nor style. (44)."
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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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"Anger, as we have said, is eager to punish; and that such a desire should exist in man’s peaceful breast is least of all according to his nature; for human life is founded on benefits and harmony and is bound together into an alliance for the common help of all, not by terror, but by love towards one another."
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"Who, then, can be more ignorant of nature than he who classes this cruel and hurtful vice as belonging to her best and most polished work?"
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"The one is ready even to sacrifice itself for the good of others, the other to plunge into peril provided it drags others with it."
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"The one loves to do good, the other to do harm; the one to help even strangers, the other to attack even its dearest friends."
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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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All this to say I think manliness is good in these ancient terms.
It's beneficial in that it helps us escape the cycles of self doubt and allows us to grow freely as who we really are. Manliness can be experienced in the worlds of both the spiritual and the material. We can and must take charge of our own lives to be free.
It transcends anatomy and can be held by anyone who seeks freedom to be themselves.
But it requires cultivation. One must practice knowing what is and isn't valuable knowledge. Reflecting constantly on what it means to be themselves. Questioning where the harms and hurt truly is before working to grow into being a better philosopher.
I would like to expand upon this later, but maybe manliness isn't a virtue in itself, but an emergent feature of practicing virtues.
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All this to say I think manliness is good in these ancient terms.
It's beneficial in that it helps us escape the cycles of self doubt and allows us to grow freely as who we really are. Manliness can be experienced in the worlds of both the spiritual and the material. We can and must take charge of our own lives to be free.
It transcends anatomy and can be held by anyone who seeks freedom to be themselves.
But it requires cultivation. One must practice knowing what is and isn't valuable knowledge. Reflecting constantly on what it means to be themselves. Questioning where the harms and hurt truly is before working to grow into being a better philosopher.
I would like to expand upon this later, but maybe manliness isn't a virtue in itself, but an emergent feature of practicing virtues.
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All this to say I think manliness is good in these ancient terms.
It's beneficial in that it helps us escape the cycles of self doubt and allows us to grow freely as who we really are. Manliness can be experienced in the worlds of both the spiritual and the material. We can and must take charge of our own lives to be free.
It transcends anatomy and can be held by anyone who seeks freedom to be themselves.
But it requires cultivation. One must practice knowing what is and isn't valuable knowledge. Reflecting constantly on what it means to be themselves. Questioning where the harms and hurt truly is before working to grow into being a better philosopher.
I would like to expand upon this later, but maybe manliness isn't a virtue in itself, but an emergent feature of practicing virtues.
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All this to say I think manliness is good in these ancient terms.
It's beneficial in that it helps us escape the cycles of self doubt and allows us to grow freely as who we really are. Manliness can be experienced in the worlds of both the spiritual and the material. We can and must take charge of our own lives to be free.
It transcends anatomy and can be held by anyone who seeks freedom to be themselves.
But it requires cultivation. One must practice knowing what is and isn't valuable knowledge. Reflecting constantly on what it means to be themselves. Questioning where the harms and hurt truly is before working to grow into being a better philosopher.
I would like to expand upon this later, but maybe manliness isn't a virtue in itself, but an emergent feature of practicing virtues.
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All this to say I think manliness is good in these ancient terms.
It's beneficial in that it helps us escape the cycles of self doubt and allows us to grow freely as who we really are. Manliness can be experienced in the worlds of both the spiritual and the material. We can and must take charge of our own lives to be free.
It transcends anatomy and can be held by anyone who seeks freedom to be themselves.
But it requires cultivation. One must practice knowing what is and isn't valuable knowledge. Reflecting constantly on what it means to be themselves. Questioning where the harms and hurt truly is before working to grow into being a better philosopher.
I would like to expand upon this later, but maybe manliness isn't a virtue in itself, but an emergent feature of practicing virtues.
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"Mankind is born for mutual assistance, anger for mutual ruin: the former loves society, the latter estrangement."
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"What is more affectionate to others than man? Yet what is more savage against them than anger?"
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This week for #OverUnder 077, @alex is my guest.
He shares his thoughts about taking #notes, #LLMs, #Stoicism, #Peertube, and #beetroot..
He also replied to @writingslowly's question.
And, like every week, we got a recommendation for two #books.
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
Accept modestly; surrender gracefully.
[Ἄτύφως μὲν λαβεῖν, εὐλύτως δὲ ἀφεῖναι.]Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 6, ch. 33 (8.33) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/8313…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #marcusaureliusmeditations #acceptance #arrogance #badfortune #badluck #deserving #fortune #goodfortune #goodluck #grace #gracefulness #grudge #humbleness #humility #letitgo #modesty #pride #receive #reception #resignation #stoicism #surrender
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Discover how Stoic wisdom transforms fear of death into gratitude and purpose. Learn to face mortality with courage and live more fully today.
#Stoicism #MementoMori #Mindfulness #AgingWell #PersonalGrowth #Gratitude #LifePurpose #Philosophy #IntentionalLiving #SelfAwareness
https://www.retirereinvented.com/facing-death-as-we-age-depressing-or-inspiring/
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How can Stoicism be reconciled with Anarchy?
Both philosophies examine and suggest answers to the balance in responsibility between the individual and society but are they compatible?
#Anarchy #Epictetus #Proudhon #Malatesta #Philosophy #Stoicism
buymeacoffee.com/morewretchthansage/e/399318
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The Art of Rest: Can Philosophy Really Bring Peace to My Pillow? #Stoicism #StoicWisdom #BetterSleep #MindfulLiving #NightRoutine #InnerPeace https://tinyurl.com/45px9p25
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Your Greatest Ally: A True Friend #Stoicism #Seneca #StoicWisdom, #SenecaQuotes, #SelfReflection, #MindfulLiving, #AncientPhilosophy ⏩ https://youtu.be/JGk2VmkVDxU
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Your Greatest Ally: A True Friend #Stoicism #Seneca #StoicWisdom, #SenecaQuotes, #SelfReflection, #MindfulLiving, #AncientPhilosophy ⏩ https://youtu.be/JGk2VmkVDxU
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Conquer Your Inner Critic with Stoic Principles #Stoicism, #InnerCritic, #Mindfulness, #PersonalGrowth, #MentalHealth ⏩ https://tinyurl.com/36ru8fvs
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Why You Can't Be Successful Without Being a Stoic #Stoicism #LifePurpose #TheDailyStoic #Clarity #Fulfillment #IntentionalLiving ⏩ https://bit.ly/stoicmindschannel
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How to Decide What to Do with Your Life | The Daily Stoic #Stoicism #LifePurpose #TheDailyStoic #Clarity #Fulfillment #StoicPhilosophy ⏩ https://bit.ly/stoicmindschannel
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Seneca On The Shortness Of Life #Seneca #Stoicism #LifePurpose #Mindfulness #Gratitude ⏩ https://bit.ly/stoicmindschannel
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“A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.”
By Marcus Aurelius
From: The Stoic
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The Timeless Wisdom Of Seneca #Seneca #Senecaquotes #Stoicism #Wisdom ⏩ https://bit.ly/stoicmindschannel
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The Timeless Wisdom Of Seneca #Seneca #Senecaquotes #Stoicism #Wisdom ⏩ https://bit.ly/stoicmindschannel
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Seneca: Finding True Happiness #Seneca #Senecaquotes #Happiness #Stoicism ⏩ https://bit.ly/stoicmindschannel
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“Think of yourself as dead.
You have lived your life.
Now, take what's left and live it properly.
What doesn't transmit light creates its own darkness.”
By Marcus Aurelius
From: The Stoic
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“How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbour says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.”
By Marcus Aurelius
From: The Stoic
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“Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well ordered mind than a man's ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company.”
By Lucius Annaeus Seneca
From: The Stoic
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“Recognize the malice, cunning, and hypocrisy that power produces, and the peculiar ruthlessness often shown by people from 'good families.'”
By Marcus Aurelius
From: The Stoic
#philosophy #Stoicism #DailyAffirmation