BlogHide Resteemsstoicdoc (25)in stoic • 7 years agoMarch 6, 2018: AssetsSeneca, On the Firmness of the Wise, 5.4: "But the wise person can lose nothing. Such a person has everything stored up for themselves, leaving nothing to Fortune, their own goods are held firm…stoicdoc (25)in stoic • 7 years agoMarch 5, 2018: HealingEpictetus, Discourses, 3.23.30: "Men, the philosopher's lecture-hall is a hospital--you shouldn't walk out of it feeling pleasure, but pain, for you aren't well when you enter it." I work in a…stoicdoc (25)in stoic • 7 years agoMarch 4, 2018: VirtueMusonius Rufus, Lectures, 9.37.30-31, 9.39.1: "Indeed, how could exile be an obstacle to a person's own cultivation, or to attaining virtue when no one has ever been cut off from learning or…stoicdoc (25)in practice • 7 years agoMarch 3, 2018: PracticeEpictetus, Discourses, 2.9.13-14: “That’s why the philosophers warn us not to be satisfied with mere learning, but to add practice and then training. For as time passes we forget what we learned…stoicdoc (25)in duty • 7 years agoMarch 2, 2018: DutyMarcus Aurelius: Meditations, 6.2: "Never shirk the proper dispatch of your duty, no matter if you are freezing or hot, groggy or well rested, vilified or praised, not even if dying or passed by…stoicdoc (25)in plato • 7 years agoMarch 1, 2018: PlatoMarcus Aurelius, Meditations, 7.48: "How beautifully Plato put it. Whenever you want to talk about people, its best to take a bird's eye view and see everything all at once--of gatherings, armies…stoicdoc (25)in goals • 7 years agoFebruary 28, 2018: GoalsEpictetus, Discourses, 3.23.1-2a: "First tell yourself what kind of person you want to be, then do what you have to do. For in nearly every pursuit we see this to be the case. Those in athletic…stoicdoc (25)in distraction • 7 years agoFebruary 27, 2018: DistractionsMarcus Aurelius, Meditations, 10.9 “Drama, combat, terror, numbness, and subservience-everyday these things wipe out your sacred principles, whenever your ind entertains them uncritically or lets…stoicdoc (25)in introspection • 7 years agoFebruary 26, 2018: IntrospectionSeneca, On Tranquility of Mind, 6.2: "Above all, it is necessary for a person to have a true self estimate, for we commonly think we can do more than we really can." We avoid thinking about…stoicdoc (25)in framing • 7 years agoFebruary 25, 2018: FramingMarcus Aurelius, Meditations, 2.2: " Frame your thoughts like this -- you are an old person, you won't let yourself be enslaved by this any longer, no longer pulled like a puppet by every impulse…stoicdoc (25)in education • 7 years agoFebruary 24: EducationEpictetus, Discourses, 2.1.21-23a: "What is the fruit of these teachings? Only the most beautiful and proper harvest of the truly educated-tranquility, fearlessness, and freedom. We should not…stoicdoc (25)in present • 7 years agoFebruary 23, 2018: PresentSeneca, Moral Letters, 101.7b-8a: "The one who puts the finishing touches on their life each day is never short of time." Live each day as if it were your last is a cliche used often. According…stoicdoc (25)in accepting • 7 years agoFebruary 22, 2018: AcceptingEpictetus, Enchiridion, 8: "Don't seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will-then your life will flow well." Another famous…stoicdoc (25)in virtue • 7 years agoFebruary 21, 2018: VirtueMarcus Aurelius, Meditations, 12.15: "Does the light of a lamp shine and keep its glow until its fuel is spent? Why shouldn't your truth, justice, and self control shine until you are…stoicdoc (25)in appreciation • 7 years agoFebruary 20, 2018: AppreciationSeneca, Moral Letters, 98.2b: The rational soul is stronger than any kind of fortune-from its own share it guides its affairs here or there, and is itself the cause of a happy or miserable life."…stoicdoc (25)in perfection • 7 years agoFebruary 19, 2018: PerfectionMarcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.50: "That cucumber is bitter, so toss it out! There are thorns on the path, then keep away! Enough said. Why ponder the existence of nuisance? Such thinking would…stoicdoc (25)in jobs • 7 years agoFebruary 18, 2018: JobsMarcus Aurelius, Meditations, 7.15: "Whatever anyone does or says, for my part I'm bound to the good. IN the same way emerald or gold or purple might always proclaim: 'whatever anyone does or…stoicdoc (25)in obstacle • 7 years agoFebruary 17, 2018: ObstaclesMarcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.41: "Indeed, no one can thwart the purposes of your mind for they can't be touched by fire, steel, tyranny, slander, or anything." Murphy's Law states "if anything…stoicdoc (25)in gates • 7 years agoFebruary 16, 2018: WealthMusonius Rufus, Lectures, 19.91.26-28: "How much better is it to be known for doing well by many than for living extravagantly? How much more worthy than spending on sticks and stones is it to…stoicdoc (25)in character • 7 years agoFebruary 15, 2018: CharacterMusonius Rufus, Lectures, 16.75:15-16: For philosophy doesn't consist in outward display, but in taking heed to what is need and being mindful of it." Uniforms are prevalent in our culture…