From Vol. 1, Issue 2, February 2019
Stoic Everyday
1 - Remind yourself what is in your power and what is not. Epictetus D1.1
2 - I have seen the beauty of good and the ugliness of evil. M. Aurelius M2.1
3 - If we keep wandering randomly without following any guide ... we will waste our short lives in useless roaming, even though we work day and night. Seneca, On Happiness. 1
4 - It is foolish to have a preference when it is not under your control… Train yourself to be content and deal with whatever happens. Epictetus D1.1
5 - No one can link me to what is ugly. M. Aurelius M2.1
6 - We should not, like sheep, follow the group that has gone before us. Seneca, On Happiness. 1
7 - I will not become an obstacle to myself. Epictetus D1.1
8 - Stop complaining about your fate, grum-bling about today and mistrusting tomor-row. M. Aurelius M2.2
9 - We should go to the right place, not where others are going. Seneca, On Happiness. 1
10 - Which is better: security that comes from accepting demeaning work or insecurity that might follow if you reject it? Epicte-tus D1.2
11 - You only have a limited time. Use it then to advance your enlightenment.. M. Au-relius M2.4
12 - Nothing gets us into greater trouble than our belief in untested advice. Seneca, On Happiness. 1
13 - If decide to sell your power of choice for security, decide at what price you will sell it so you don’t sell it too cheap. Epictetus D1.2
14 - Do what is in front of you with precision, natural dignity humanity, independence and justice.. M. Aurelius M2.5
15 - We perish because we follow the exam-ple of others. Seneca, On Happiness. 1
16 - “Why don’t we all behave like Socrates?” “Are all horses swift? Do all dogs follow th scent?” Epictetus D1.2
17 - You can do it if you do everything as if it were the last act of your life.. M. Aureli-us M2.5
18 - Things are not so well with the world that we can say that the majority would pre-fer the right course of action. Seneca
19 - I shall never be a Milo and yet I do not neglect my body. I shall never be a Croseus, yet I do not neglect my property. Epictetus D1.2
20 - Dismiss random thoughts. Don’t let pas-sion overcome reason.. M. Aurelius M2.5
21 - When I think about what I had said, I envy dumb people. Seneca
22 - From birth, we have two elements coexist within us: a body common to all animals and a rational mind we share only with god. Epictetus D1.3
23 - Don’t try to impress others. Don’t be self-absorbed or be discontent. M. Aurelius M2.5
24 - Why don’t you look for good things you can feel and use, instead of looking for something just for show? Seneca
25 - You are making progress when you com-pletely get rid of desires (or hold them off for now) and averse only to things you control. Epictetus D1.4
26 - You are looking for happiness in other people’s approval rather than trusting your own honor. M. Aurelius M2.6
27 - True wisdom consists in not moving away from nature but in following it. Seneca
26 - The purpose of studying is to get rid of complaints, misfortunes, disappointments and self-pity. Epictetus D1.4
27 - Take the time to be quiet. M. Aurelius M2.7
28 - When we have driven away all things that excite and alarm us, an unbroken calm and freedom will follow. Seneca