I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Daily quotes from in the stoic tradition, to remind you that self-control is king, and your emotions are the kingdom's peons.
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To be stoic is not to be emotionless, but to remain unaffected by your emotions.
— James Pierce
The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
— Marcus Aurelius
Be so busy building your own life that other people’s BS is of no concern.
— Ed Latimore
Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours
— Marcus Aurelius
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
— Marcus Aurelius
It is a characteristic of wisdom to not do desperate things.
— Henry David Thoreau
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
— Epictetus
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Consider in silence whatever anyone says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man.
— Cato
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be.
— John Lennon
If you make happiness your goal, you’ll be disappointed. If you make presence your goal, you’ll be satisfied.
— Maxime Lagacé
Since every man dies, it is better to die with distinction than to live long.
— Musonius Rufus
We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
— Seneca
The generous will prosper;
those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
— Proverbs 11:25
The Fates guide the person who accepts them and hinder the person who resists them.
— Cleanthes
One may go wrong in many different ways, but right only in one, which is why it is easy to fail and difficult to succeed
— Aristotle
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
— Gautama Buddha
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
— Reinhold Niebuhr
Every hour focus your mind attentively…on the performance of the task in hand, with dignity, human sympathy, benevolence and freedom, and leave aside all other thoughts. You will achieve this, if you perform each action as if it were your last.
— Marcus Aurelius
We should behave to our friends as we would wish our friends behave to us
— Aristotle
Diogenes of Sinope said we sell things of great value for things of very little, and vice versa.
— Diogenes Laertius
Take a deep breath. Get present in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second.
— Greg McKeown
You can easily judge a character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The good and the bad occur at all times and will keep happening. We can become lost if we go with the hype of ‘good and bad’ every time.
— Tiisetso Maloma
Its good to leave each day behind, like flowing water, free of sadness. Yesterday is gone and its tale told. Today new seeds are growing.
— Rumi
Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won't make us happier.
— Randy Pausch
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
— Albert Camus
People walk in wickedness all their lives or, at any rate, for the greater part of it. If they ever attain to virtue, it is late and at the very sunset of their days.
— Cleanthes
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Or is it your reputation that’s bothering you? But look at how soon we’re all forgotten. The abyss of endless time that swallows it all. The emptiness of those applauding hands. The people who praise us; how capricious they are, how arbitrary. And the tiny region it takes place. The whole earth a point in space – and most of it uninhabited.
— Marcus Aurelius
To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle.
— Albert Einstein
When a dog is tied to a cart, if it wants to follow, it is pulled and follows, making its spontaneous act coincide with necessity. But if the dog does not follow, it will be compelled in any case. So it is with men too: even if they don’t want to, they will be compelled to follow what is destined.
— Zeno of Citum
We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth.
— Carl Jung
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
— Dale Carnegie
Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
— Proverbs 11:28
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and they help you become what they are capable of being.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.
— Deepak Chopra
Be in a state of gratitude for everything that shows up in your life. Be thankful for the storms as well as the smooth sailing. What is the lesson or gift in what you are experiencing right now? Find your joy not in what's missing in your life but in how you can serve.
— Wayne Dyer
Relentlessly prune BS, don’t wait to do things that matter, and savor the time you have.
— Paul Graham
Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind
— Aristotle