Daily Stoic

The Daily Stoic for September 8th, “Do Not Be Deceived By Fortune”. “No one is crushed by Fortune, unless they are first deceived by her . . . those who aren’t pompous in good times, don’t have their bubbles burst with change. Against either circumstance, the stable person keeps their rational

The Daily Stoic for September 7th, “Our Hidden Power”. “Consider who you are. Above all, a human being, carrying no greater power than your own reasoned choice, which oversees all other things, and is free from any other master.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.10.1 “Your hidden power is your ability

The Daily Stoic for September 6th, “They Can Throw You In Chains, But…”. “You can bind up my leg, but not even Zeus has the power to break my freedom of choice.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.1.23 No one can break you. No one can change who you are or

The Daily Stoic for September 5th, “Focus On What Is Yours Alone”. “Remember, then, if you deem what is by nature slavish to be free, and what is not your own to be yours, you will be shackled and miserable, blaming both gods and other people. But if you deem

The Daily Stoic for September 4th, “How Can You Know Whether You’ve Never Been Tested?”. “I judge you unfortunate because you have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life without an opponent—no one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you.” —SENECA, ON

The Daily Stoic for September 3rd, “First, A Hard Winter Training”. “We must undergo a hard winter training and not rush into things for which we haven’t prepared.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.2.32 No. I can’t agree with today’s stoic. I think one thing is preparing for