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The gardener doesn’t prepare one row, or plant one seed, or harvest one ripe tomato from a single plant. Labour is replicated and layered – stacking action on action.

One can take the false lessons of the false Stoics and handle adversity well while never developing their character.

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.

When you reduce Stoicism to sound-bites or life-hacks, what you think you’re working with ceases being Stoicism, and you’re likely to make yourself worse in the process.

Although meditation isn’t oſten associated in popular culture with Stoicism, ... there are many forms of meditation conducive to a Stoic lifestyle.

Someone who tries their best to rescue a person from drowning, but fails, does what was honourable, and the goodness of the action consists entirely in that goodness of effort and intention, and would not be increased by success.

As Stoics, but also as caring persons, do we not have an obligation to provide for our fellow beings in ways that foster the happiness and well-being of others?

Stoicism is not and never has been about self-actualization alone. It has always been about finding our place in the cosmos and among our peers.

I was so busy being appalled at the seemingly poor character of another person that I, myself, displayed a vicious character and missed an opportunity to act justly and in service to both the cosmopolis and one of its citizens!

At the end of the day, in the spirit of Stoicism, what we always remind ourselves is that we have to make judgments in the moment as best we can, act on what’s possible for us.

There is a fundamental responsibility that we have to the greater whole, but what does that truly mean? ...Become Strong, first, to liſt yourself up, and second, to liſt others up.

This is the basic trade-off of human life: autonomy and freedom come with responsibility.

Our lives are made of precious, exclusive, limited edition Right Nows. By focusing on the present, we remain aware and engaged with our actions, judgments, and decisions.

Stoic quotes for every day of the month

A wealth of resources

With this issue, The Stoic Gym’s flagship journal, THE STOIC, completes five years. During this time, we have published more than 400 articles, poems, book reviews, interviews, and graphic stories. In addition, our website TheStoicGym.com, has published another 300 blog posts, videos, etc. We have thus made more than 700 items available to you, free of cost, to support your Stoic practice.