Daily Stoic

The Daily Stoic for February 23rd. “Circumstances have no care for our feelings”. “You shouldn’t give circumstances the power to rouse anger, for they don’t care at all.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.38 That is probably one of the most recurrent teachings of Stoicism, and the one that’

The Daily Stoic for February 22nd. “What’s better left unsaid”. “Cato practiced the kind of public speech capable of moving the masses, believing proper political philosophy takes care like any great city to maintain the warlike element. But he was never seen practicing in front of others, and no

The Daily Stoic for February 21st. “Wish Not, Want Not”. “Remember that it’s not only the desire for wealth and position that debases and subjugates us, but also the desire for peace, leisure, travel, and learning. It doesn’t matter what the external thing is, the value we place

The Daily Stoic for February 20th: “The grand parade of desire”. “Robbers, perverts, killers, and tyrants—gather for your inspection their so-called pleasures!” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 6.34 Talking about drugs, alcohol, and these kind of indulgences Marcus Aurelius refers to as “pleasures” is subject to certain social irony. On

The Daily Stoic for February 19th. “The banquet of life”: “Remember to conduct yourself in life as if at a banquet. As something being passed around comes to you, reach out your hand and take a moderate helping. Does it pass you by? Don’t stop it. It hasn’t

The Daily Stoic for February 18th: “Prepare for the storm”. “This is the true athlete—the person in rigorous training against false impressions. Remain firm, you who suffer, don’t be kidnapped by your impressions! The struggle is great, the task divine—to gain mastery, freedom, happiness, and tranquility.” —EPICTETUS,