The Stoic Magazine Library

Stoic quotes for every day of the month

If you are looking for a version of Encheirdion with detailed commentaries on each and every chapter, if you are looking for a primer on Stoic ethics, if you are looking for a book that will explain Stoic paradoxes, and if you are looking for critical responses to criticisms, you will be hard put to find any other book that comes close to this one.

How we start, spend, and end each day will have universal themes. When in doubt, remind yourself that Stoicism is oſten more simple than you may realize: do your best to act appropriately

Using Stoic philosophy in everyday life will build resilience and prepare you for more extreme challenges.

Who cares if you do one incredibly brave thing in some pivotal moment if in all the quiet moments of your life, you chose to be unkind, inconsiderate, intemperate, and foolish?

Life calculated and “integrated” in a Stoic manner may truly be the most satisfying of all. Can’t we just call it a pleasure?

Excerpts from Ron Pies’ new book The Anatomy of Gratitude, which synthesizes the ideas about gratitude from three traditions: Judaism, Buddhism, and Stoicism. https://amzn.to/3QPaS4e