Stoic Meditations

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464. Sometimes people live too long for their own good Oct 11, 2019

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If sickness had carried off that glory and support of the empire Gnaeus Pompeius, at Naples, he would have died the undoubted head of the Roman people, but as it was, a short extension of time cast him down from his pinnacle of fame.

463. On the nature of death Oct 10, 2019

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If anyone pities the dead, he ought also to pity those who have not been born. Death is neither a good nor a bad thing, for that alone which is something can be a good or a bad thing.

462. Do not fear the netherworld, don't listen to the fantasies of poets and priests Oct 07, 2019

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He who dies need fear no darkness, no prison, no blazing streams of fire, no river of Lethe, no judgment seat before which he must appear, and that Death is such utter freedom that he need fear no more despots.

461. Nature is fair in her bargains Oct 04, 2019

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Whenever we decide to do something, we enter in a bargain with the cosmic web of cause-effect. The decision and effort is up to us, the outcome not so.

460. The common lot of mortals Oct 03, 2019

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Every time we lose a loved one it means that we have, in fact, loved. So we should not be resentful for what the universe has taken, but rather thankful for what it has given.

459. Women are just as capable as men of achieving eudaimonia Oct 02, 2019

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Believe me -- says Seneca to Marcia -- [women] have the same intellectual power as men, and the same capacity for honorable and generous action.

458. Which is the better lot, to be happy for a short time or not at all? Oct 01, 2019

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Seneca reminds his friend Marcia, who had lost a son a couple of years later, that it is better to be thankful for what she had, rather than resentful for what she has lost.

457. No regrets, only thankfulness Sep 30, 2019

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Everything we think we have is actually on loan from the universe, so to speak, and we need to be ready to give it back whenever the universe recalls the loan, no matter in what form it does it.

456. Pay attention to the setbacks of others Sep 27, 2019

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One way to prepare for setbacks in life is to pay attention when they happen to others. We are not exceptions to the fabric of the universe, we are an integral part of it. What happens to others may or will happen to us.

455. Reasonable vs unreasonable grief Sep 26, 2019

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Feeling grief and sorrow at the loss of a loved one is natural and inevitable. Dwelling on it to the point of becoming paralyzed and not being able to resume an active role in society is something we need to avoid.

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