Daily Stoic

The Daily Stoic for July 21st. “Made For Working Together”. “Whenever you have trouble getting up in the morning, remind yourself that you’ve been made by nature for the purpose of working with others, whereas even unthinking animals share sleeping. And it’s our own natural purpose that is

The Daily Stoic for July 20th. “Made For Justice”. “The unjust person acts against the gods. For insofar as the nature of the universe made rational creatures for the sake of each other, with an eye toward mutual benefit based on true value and never for harm, anyone breaking nature’

The Daily Stoic for July 19th. “Forgive Them Because They Don’t Know”. “As Plato said, every soul is deprived of truth against its will. The same holds true for justice, self-control, goodwill to others, and every similar virtue. It’s essential to constantly keep this in your mind, for

The Daily Stoic for July 18th. “Each The Master Of Their Own Domain”. “My reasoned choice is as indifferent to the reasoned choice of my neighbor, as to his breath and body. However much we’ve been made for cooperation, the ruling reason in each of us is master of

The Daily Stoic for July 17th. “Don’t Abandon Others… Or Yourself”. “As you move forward along the path of reason, people will stand in your way. They will never be able to keep you from doing what’s sound, so don’t let them knock out your goodwill for

The Daily Stoic for July 16th. “Progress Of The Soul”. “To what service is my soul committed? Constantly ask yourself this and thoroughly examine yourself by seeing how you relate to that part called the ruling principle. Whose soul do I have now? Do I have that of a child,