RGApril 17th: NO HARM, NO FOUL
“Do away with the opinion I am harmed, and the harm is cast away too. Do away with being harmed, and harm disappears.”
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 4.7
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The Daily #Stoic
Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
Daily Stoic 🗿One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.
— Henry Miller
April 16th: Observe Cause and Effect
“Pay close attention in conversation to what is being said, and to what follows from any action. In the action, immediately look for the target, in words, listen closely to what’s being signaled.”
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 7.4
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The Daily #Stoic
Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
April 15th: PAY YOUR TAXES
“Nothing will ever befall me that I will receive with gloom or a bad disposition. I will pay my taxes gladly. Now, all the things which cause complaint or dread are like the taxes of life—things from which, my dear Lucilius, you should never hope for exemption or seek escape.”
—Seneca, Moral Letters, 96.2
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The Daily #Stoic
Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
April 14th: Becoming an Expert in What Matters
“Believe me, it’s better to produce the balance-sheet of your own life than that of the grain market.”
—Seneca, On The Brevity Of Life, 18.3b
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The Daily #Stoic
Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labor passes quickly, but the good endures; if you do something shameful in pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure passes quickly, but the shame endures.
— Musonius Rufus
April 13th: Less Is More
“Don’t act grudgingly, selfishly, without due diligence, or to be a contrarian. Don’t overdress your thought in fine language. Don’t be a person of too many words and too many deeds… Be cheerful, not wanting outside help or the relief others might bring. A person needs to stand on their own, not be propped up.”
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 3.5
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The Daily #Stoic
Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
The Soul selects her own Society —
Then — shuts the Door —
To her divine Majority —
Present no more —
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Unmoved — she notes the Chariots — pausing —
At her low Gate —
Unmoved — an Emperor be kneeling
Upon her Mat —
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I've known her — from an ample nation —
Choose One —
Then — close the Valves of her attention —
Like Stone —
— Emily Dickinson