Stoic Meditations

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694. Don't go after fool's gold Sep 10, 2020

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These good things which men gaze at in wonder, which they crowd to see, which one points out to another with speechless admiration, are outwardly brilliant, but within are miseries to those who possess them.

693. Living by reason, not by imitation of others Sep 09, 2020

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Nothing gets us into greater troubles than our subservience to common rumor, living not by reason but by imitation of others.

692. What is happiness anyway? Sep 08, 2020

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Seneca advises his brother, and us, not to listen to the random "shouts and clamors" of people, but to reflect carefully on what happiness is and how to achieve it.

691. Do not wish for impossible things Sep 07, 2020

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We know that certain things are features of the world. Like the existence of annoying people. Do not wish them away, because that is impossible. Rather, teach them, or bear with them.

690. Do not wait for Plato's Republic Sep 04, 2020

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Do not expect Plato’s Republic: but be content if the smallest thing goes on well, and consider such an event to be no small matter.

689. Either god or randomness Sep 03, 2020

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In a word, if there is a god, all is well; and if chance rules, do not also be governed by it.

688. Do not concern yourself with other people's opinions Sep 02, 2020

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Other people's opinions are not under your control, so focus instead on your own judgments and decisions to act or not to act.

687. Negative and positive actions on behalf of the cosmopolis Sep 01, 2020

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As you yourself are a component part of a social system, so let every act of yours be a component part of social life.

686. Everything changes Aug 31, 2020

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All things are changing: and you yourself are in continuous mutation and in a manner in continuous destruction, and the whole universe, too.

685. The importance of our ruling faculty Aug 28, 2020

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Things stand outside of us, themselves by themselves, neither knowing anything of themselves nor expressing any judgment.

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