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honor & conscience … "être plus royaliste que le roi" the maxim comes to mind now in the era of coruscating fascism. Don't overreach to fit in to curry favor, to draw closer to power. History will not be kind to you, whatever your station. … #poem #poetry #Weekend #maxim #inkMine #stoic #stoicism

August 7th: Pragmatic and Principled “Wherever a person can live, there one can also live well; life is also in the demands of court, there too one can live well.” —Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 5.16 Excerpt From The Daily #Stoic Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman

“All things are parts of one single system, which is called Nature; the individual life is good when it is in harmony with Nature.” - Zeno #Stoic #DailyStoic #StoicQuotes

Happy Friday! The old versions of you don’t need to be defeated. They just need to be replaced. When you pour your energy into building the new, the old loses its power on its own. Growth isn’t a battle; it’s an upgrade. #Friday #motivation #discipline #building #growth #success #mindset #stoic

"You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control." - Marcus Aurelius #stoic #stoicism

August 6th: There Is Always More Room to Maneuver Than You Think “Apply yourself to thinking through difficulties—hard times can be softened, tight squeezes widened, and heavy loads made lighter for those who can apply the right pressure.” —Seneca, On tranquility of mind, 10.4b Excerpt From […]

"Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good." - Marcus Aurelius #stoic #stoicism

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"A person becomes honorable when suffering gives the person every excuse to fail and yet the person still chooses to stand." #Stoic #Honor #Grace #GraceUnderFire #Endurance #Endure #EmbraceDiscomfort #Bravery #Transcendence #TranscendingFear #TranscendingPain #TranscendingTemptation

August 5th: Silence Is Strength “Silence is a lesson learned from the many sufferings of life.” —Seneca, Thyestes, 309 Excerpt From The Daily #Stoic Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman

"As the Sun does not wait for prayers and incantations to rise but shines forth and is welcomed by all, do not wait for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do your duty." - Epictetus #stoic #stoicism

SO DON'T USE YOUR STRENGTH TO BELITTLE OR HURT OTHERS. POWER IS TEMPORARY. STATUS CAN DISAPPEAR. BUT TIME ANSWERS TO NO ONE. YOU MAY BE POWERFUL TODAY BUT TIME IS MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU. #Stoic #philosophy