April 1st: The Color of Your Thoughts

“Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought, for the human spirit is colored by such impressions.”
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 5.16

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March 31st: You’re a Product of Your Training

“Chasing what can’t be done is madness. But the base person is unable to do anything else.”
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 5.17

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March 30th: Reason in All Things

“Hurry to your own ruling reason, to the reason of the Whole, and to your neighbor’s. To your own mind to make it just; to the mind of the Whole to remember your place in it; and to your neighbor’s mind to learn whether it’s ignorant or of sound knowledge—while recognizing it’s like yours.”
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.22

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March 29th: Why Do You Need To Impress These People Again?

“If you should ever turn your will to things outside your control in order to impress someone, be sure that you have wrecked your whole purpose in life. Be content, then, to be a philosopher in all that you do, and if you wish also to be seen as one, show yourself first that you are and you will succeed.”
—Epictetus, Enchiridion, 23

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March 28th: Cowardice as a Design Problem

“Life without a design is erratic. As soon as one is in place, principles become necessary. I think you’ll concede that nothing is more shameful than uncertain and wavering conduct, and beating a cowardly retreat. This will happen in all our affairs unless we remove the faults that seize and detain our spirits, preventing them from pushing forward and making an all-out effort.”
—Seneca, Moral Letters, 95.46

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