Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

The Daily Stoic for July 27th. “Where Is Anything Better?”. “Indeed, if you find anything in human life better than justice, truth, self-control, courage—in short, anything better than the sufficiency of your own mind, which keeps you acting according to the demands of true reason and accepting what fate

The Daily Stoic for July 26th. “When Good Men Do Nothing”. “Often injustice lies in what you aren’t doing, not only in what you are doing.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.5 There have been many studies about the role of the German population in the Holocaust performed during the

The Daily Stoic for July 25th. “What’s On Your Tombstone?”. “When you see someone often flashing their rank or position, or someone whose name is often bandied about in public, don’t be envious; such things are bought at the expense of life. . . . Some die on the first rungs

The Daily Stoic for July 24th. “Somewhere Someone’s Dying”. “Whenever disturbing news is delivered to you, bear in mind that no news can ever be relevant to your reasoned choice. Can anyone break news to you that your assumptions or desires are wrong? No way! But they can tell

The Daily Stoic for July 23rd, “Receive Honors And Slights Exactly The Same Way”. “Receive without pride, let go without attachment.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.33 This is a very wise advice, and actually, a very hard one to follow if you ask me. We all like to feel proud

The Daily Stoic for July 22nd, “No One Has A Gun To Your Head”. “Nothing is noble if it’s done unwillingly or under compulsion. Every noble deed is voluntary.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 66.16b I agree that we need to do the right thing because we want to. Not