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- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Train to be at Home Wherever You Are
1. When we leave our place or the people we love, we long for them But all things are impermanent. 2. To wish them to stay the same is irrational.![](uploads/61a1fb94a1a2efdac95e0d64c92dce59.jpg?1725146084)
- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Move Your Audience to Examine Their Lives
1. First decide what you want to be and then act accordingly. 2. We use standards for our behaviour. There are two such standards: A general standard that tells us how to behave like human beings and a specific standard that applies to your chosen occupation and choices.![](uploads/f1018cb8170ab167e070099b771e4f2b.jpg?1725146084)
- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Don’t Imitate Others Blindly
1. To be an expert you should first digest what you have learned. 2. Don’t imitate the actions of others without understanding the foundations. 3. Until you have digested what you have learned and understood fully what is involved, act with modesty and don’t imitate people who know much...![](uploads/39112ec1aa4c4f2659b0649394ad0e9a.jpg?1725146084)
- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Train to Spot an Advantage in Every Circumstance
1. Good and bad come from us, not from external events. 2. You can derive benefit from any external event – even sickness and death. 3. If someone is “bad”, he is bad for himself, not to you. Your good and bad come from the choices you make.![](uploads/36d70487a930d44902a3c60ffb52fcb8.jpg?1725146084)
- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Your Judgement is the Sole Cause of Your Distress
1. Only your choices can cause you distress. 2. We tend be distressed because we have been following the wrong course of action since our childhood. 3. We have been brought up from the beginning to believe that external things cause us distress. So, we behave like children.![](uploads/44989c333d1003cb4799f59928390086.jpg?1725146084)
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Nothing External Can Harm You
1. News is concerned with external things. So, it cannot harm you. 2. You should be concerned only about things over which you have real choice. 3. The way others behave is up to them. It is no concern of yours.![](uploads/f57a307e51ad36eccced0c9a7cfbf5ca.jpg?1725146084)
- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Train Yourself to See Things as they are
1. Everything that happens, happens in accordance with reason. People who are wealthier pay a price for being wealthy. So, it is reasonable that they have what they have. 2. Don’t add judgments to events and make them worse.![](uploads/85c6bfd3b68359996d44a8ae036b6d52.jpg?1725146084)
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Train on Your Principles Before Venturing Out
1. Either you influence your friends, or they influence you. 2. The stronger will influence the weaker. If those who talk nonsense have stronger convictions, they will influence you. 3. Therefore, until you train yourself strongly in your principles, be careful who you associate yourself with.![](uploads/dbb7c8da2d06679e849b4705dafffa83.jpg?1725146084)
- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Approach Everything Carefully
In everything you do, consider what comes before and what comes after and only then act.![](uploads/3bfc9346d685b541f8815bb17f2731e9.jpg?1725146084)
- Ancient Stoicism in Plain English