The Daily Stoic for August 31st, “Consider Your Failings Too”. “Whenever you take offense at someone’s wrongdoing, immediately turn to your own similar failings, such as seeing money as good, or pleasure, or a little…
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When You Feel Lazy
The Daily Stoic for August 30th, “When You Feel Lazy”. “Anything that must yet be done, virtue can do with courage and promptness. For anyone would call it a sign of foolishness for one to…
Want Nothing, Have Everything
The Daily Stoic for August 29th. “Want Nothing, Have Everything”. “No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don’t have, and to…
The Opulent Stoic
The Daily Stoic for August 28th, “The Opulent Stoic”. “The founder of the universe, who assigned to us the laws of life, provided that we should live well, but not in luxury. Everything needed for…
Seeking Out Shipwrecks
The Daily Stoic for August 26th, “Seeking Out Shipwrecks”. “I was shipwrecked before I even boarded . . . the journey showed me this—how much of what we have is unnecessary, and how easily we can decide to…