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There Is Philosophy In Everything

There Is Philosophy In Everything

The Daily Stoic for March 24th. “There Is Philosophy In Everything”. “Eat like a human being, drink like a human being, dress up, marry, have children, get politically active—suffer abuse, bear with a headstrong brother, father, son, neighbor, or companion. Show us these things so we can see that

The Straitjacketed Soul

The Straitjacketed Soul

The Daily Stoic for March 23rd. “The straitjacketed soul”. “The diseases of the rational soul are long-standing and hardened vices, such as greed and ambition—they have put the soul in a straitjacket and have begun to be permanent evils inside it. To put it briefly, this sickness is an

The Sign Of True Education

The Sign Of True Education

The Daily Stoic for March 22nd. “The sign of true education”. “What is it then to be properly educated? It is learning to apply our natural preconceptions to the right things according to Nature, and beyond that to separate the things that lie within our power from those that don’

The Best Retreat Is In Here, Not Out There

The Best Retreat Is In Here, Not Out There

The Daily Stoic for March 21st. “The best retreat is in here, not out there” “People seek retreats for themselves in the country, by the sea, or in the mountains. You are very much in the habit of yearning for those same things. But this is entirely the trait of

Ready And At Home

Ready And At Home

The Daily Stoic for March 20th. “Ready and at home” “I may wish to be free from torture, but if the time comes for me to endure it, I’ll wish to bear it courageously with bravery and honor. Wouldn’t I prefer not to fall into war? But if

Timeless Wisdom

Timeless Wisdom

The Daily Stoic for March 19th. “Timeless Wisdom”. “For there are two rules to keep at the ready—that there is nothing good or bad outside my own reasoned choice, and that we shouldn’t try to lead events but to follow them.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.10.18 Today’s

Impossible Without Your Consent

Impossible Without Your Consent

The Daily Stoic for March 18th, “Impossible Without Your Consent”. “Today I escaped from the crush of circumstances, or better put, I threw them out, for the crush wasn’t from outside me but in my own assumptions.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.13” Today’s stoic suggests that we are