The Stoic Magazine Library

“"Nature" is what's out there, beyond our cities and suburbs. Nature is the wilderness, plains and hills, jungles and oceans of the Earth.”

“Stoicism itself in nothing else than one great elaboration on human happiness.”

“After all, showing off is never just about doing or having something. It’s also not just bragging, but it brings a certain fact about them and puts it right in front of our eyes. ”

“Having a good philosophy of life is a must.”

“Watching the horrific images coming from Ukraine we need to ask ourselves: is this really the way to go in the 21st century? Do we still want to cherish the concept of war as a part of our thinking?”

“We shouldn’t overly focus on heavy duty metaphysics. Finding out what the world is really like is not really our area of expertise anymore. Physics, chemistry, and evolutionary biology take care of that. The one job we have is to remain Stoics whatever the world is like.”

“We shouldn’t overly focus on heavy duty metaphysics. Finding out what the world is really like is not really our area of expertise anymore. Physics, chemistry, and evolutionary biology take care of that. The one job we have is to remain Stoics whatever the world is like.”

“We accept that we in fact control far less than our predecessors believed they could. We accept that we “lose” control of some mental territory.”

“The goal of Stoicism is to live a flourishing, satisfying, and joyful life.”

“Small things form habits, habits shape our character and our character, well, is who we truly are. This is the place to grow.”

Let's consider for once that it's always today, i.e., that the only natural state of the world is the one we observe in the present moment.

We may learn how to hold on to the adamant, indifferent attitude when it’s required, yet relax a bit in more pleasurable circumstances.

The power and allure of Stoic freedom is that it is completely independent of everything. The ancient sages claiming to be free in the midst of captivity or happy on the torture rack might have overdone the point a bit, yet the principle holds. Stoic freedom is free of restraint. Isn’t it the most genuine freedom of all?

The inner strength of a Stoic consists in smart use of the domain of control. We develop this strength by letting go of what is not within our power and by focusing on what is within our power.