From Marcus Aurelius: “Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter.”
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Quote of the day 02/11/26
From Seneca: “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.”
Quote of the day 02/08/26
From Marcus Aurelius: “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
Quote of the day 02/06/26
From Seneca: “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
Quote of the day 02/03/26
From Epictetus: “If you wish to be invincible, make yourself indifferent to what is not in your control.”
Quote of the day 01/30/26
From Seneca: “Fire tests gold; misfortune tests brave men.”
Quote of the day 01/21/26
From Marcus Aurelius: “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive — to think, to enjoy, to love.”
Quote of the day 01/20/26
From Seneca: “Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
Quote of the day 01/19/26
From Marcus Aurelius: “You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
Quote of the day 12/20/25
From Seneca: “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”