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The Art of Stoicism.
10 timeless maxims to forge your ascension.
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10 timeless maxims to forge your ascension.
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1. “He who fears death will never do anything worthy of a man who is alive.”
- Seneca
I used to fear death. Now I fear stagnation.
The key to life is resolute acceptance of death.
- Seneca
I used to fear death. Now I fear stagnation.
The key to life is resolute acceptance of death.
2. “If it is not right, do not do it. If it is not true, do not say it.”
- Marcus Aurelius
It is a man’s moral imperative to do and say what is just.
Anything lesser signifies the traits of a barbarian.
- Marcus Aurelius
It is a man’s moral imperative to do and say what is just.
Anything lesser signifies the traits of a barbarian.
3. “No human thing is of serious importance.”
- Plato
All that you observe will change or be lost in time.
Do not seek social status, nor play pyramid social games.
Search within until you find peace.
- Plato
All that you observe will change or be lost in time.
Do not seek social status, nor play pyramid social games.
Search within until you find peace.
4. “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man without trials.”
- Seneca
Spend your life evading trials, and life will evade you.
Great men are not born great. A man is forged from his suffering.
- Seneca
Spend your life evading trials, and life will evade you.
Great men are not born great. A man is forged from his suffering.
5. “When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval.”
- Epictetus
Happiness eludes the man who pursues the praise of others.
Be the dictator of your success.
- Epictetus
Happiness eludes the man who pursues the praise of others.
Be the dictator of your success.
6. “Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.”
- Marcus Aurelius
A boy becomes a man the day he demands the best for himself.
Persistence precedes eminence. Your actions earn your title.
- Marcus Aurelius
A boy becomes a man the day he demands the best for himself.
Persistence precedes eminence. Your actions earn your title.
7. “A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.”
- Seneca
The mind is self-limiting.
Many believe you cannot learn to be happy. This is incorrect. Happiness is a choice.
“Peace is happiness at rest, and happiness is peace in motion.” - @naval
- Seneca
The mind is self-limiting.
Many believe you cannot learn to be happy. This is incorrect. Happiness is a choice.
“Peace is happiness at rest, and happiness is peace in motion.” - @naval
8. “Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods.”
- Socrates
Materialism is for barbarians. Minimalism is for kings.
Desire is a contract you make to be unhappy, until you get what you want. - Buddhist wisdom.
The fool pursues his wants; leaving behind his happiness.
- Socrates
Materialism is for barbarians. Minimalism is for kings.
Desire is a contract you make to be unhappy, until you get what you want. - Buddhist wisdom.
The fool pursues his wants; leaving behind his happiness.
9. “If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you are needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.”
- Seneca
You escape your 9/5 by changing your mindset, not your occupation.
- Seneca
You escape your 9/5 by changing your mindset, not your occupation.
“Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.”
- Epictetus
Man’s virtues are lost without the courage to enact them.
- Epictetus
Man’s virtues are lost without the courage to enact them.
