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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.

At its core, Stoic strength is about recognizing that only certain things are in our power, and those are the things that matter most: our thoughts, opinions, motivations, choices, and our intentions.

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.

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