Not right? Don't do it. Not true? Don't say it.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.17
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Stoic quotes
Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus and Zeno, each line with the Greek behind it. What is up to you, what is not, and how to act on the difference.
- Not right? Don't do it. Not true? Don't say it.Marcus Aurelius
- Applause is just tongues clapping.Marcus Aurelius
- No beach house needed. Retreat into yourself.Marcus Aurelius
- Life is wrestling, not ballet. Stay braced.Marcus Aurelius
- Drop the story. Round the point. Find the flat bay.Marcus Aurelius
- A calm mind is a citadel.Marcus Aurelius
- Everything has two handles. Grab the one you can carry.Epictetus
- Bitter cucumber? Toss it. Thorns on the trail? Step around.Marcus Aurelius
- Don't wish it went your way. Want it the way it goes, and flow.Epictetus
- Up. You were built for the work, not the blankets.Marcus Aurelius
- Want revenge? Refuse to become like them.Marcus Aurelius
- Look up at dawn. There's no veil over a star.Marcus Aurelius
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Applause is just tongues clapping.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.16
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No beach house needed. Retreat into yourself.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.3
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Life is wrestling, not ballet. Stay braced.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.61
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Drop the story. Round the point. Find the flat bay.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.22
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A calm mind is a citadel.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.48
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Everything has two handles. Grab the one you can carry.
Epictetus, Enchiridion 43
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Bitter cucumber? Toss it. Thorns on the trail? Step around.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.50
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All 332
332 lines
Up. You were built for the work, not the blankets.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.1
Life is wrestling, not ballet. Stay braced.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.61
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.48
Look up at dawn. There's no veil over a star.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.27
New sand covers old sand. So goes fame.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.34
Everything has two handles. Grab the one you can carry.
Epictetus, Enchiridion 43
Whatever they say, stay emerald.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.15
Caught in the storm? You still steer your own mind.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.14
Bitter cucumber? Toss it. Thorns on the trail? Step around.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.50
Don't wish it went your way. Want it the way it goes, and flow.
Epictetus, Enchiridion 8
Want revenge? Refuse to become like them.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.6
Applause is just tongues clapping.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.16
Never be surprised by a headwind.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.15
Drop the story. Round the point. Find the flat bay.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.22
Be the headland. Let the waves break.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.49
Stop watching other lanes. Ride your own line.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.18
A strong fire eats whatever you throw on it.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.1
No beach house needed. Retreat into yourself.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.3
Don't let your spirit quit before your body does.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.29
Not right? Don't do it. Not true? Don't say it.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.17
What blocks the road helps you along it.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.20
Shipwrecked? Best voyage I ever made.
Zeno of Citium, Diogenes Laertius 7.4
I'll never be Milo. I still train.
Epictetus, Discourses 1.2.37
You'd rather be good tomorrow. Be good today.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.22
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