From Epictetus: “Restrict yourself to choice and refusal; and exercise them carefully, with discipline and detachment.”
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Quote of the day 09/10/23
From Epictetus: “Don’t put your purpose in one place and expect to see progress made somewhere else.”
Quote of the day 09/09/23
From Aristotle: “Quality is not an act, it is a habit.”
Quote of the day 09/08/23
From Plato: “Every soul is deprived of the truth against its will.”
Quote of the day 09/07/23
From Benjamin Franklin: “Hide not your Talents, they for Use were made. What’s a Sun-Dial in the shade!”
Quote of the day 09/06/23
From Benjamin Franklin: “When you’re good to others, you’re best to yourself.”
Quote of the day 09/05/23
From Benjamin Franklin: “What you seem to be, be really.”
Quote of the day 07/24/23
Julian, often called Julien the Apostate for his rejection of Christianity, was Roman emperor from 361 to 363 AD. He was a scholarly youth, educated in the Hellenistic tradition, and would go on to lead a successful campaign against Persia. These were his final words, after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Samarra. “MostContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/24/23”
Quote of the day 07/23/23
From Lucretius: “Trees don’t live in the sky, and clouds don’t swimIn the salt seas, and fish don’t leap in wheatfields,Blood isn’t found in wood, nor sap in rocks.By fixed arrangement, all that live and growsSubmits to limit and restrictions.”
Diogenes and Alexander
I know that everybody has heard this story, but I was thinking about it this morning and wanted to make a post about it. Diogenes, the Cynic philosopher, was lying in the gutter and was approached by Alexander the Great. Alexander, being one of the most powerful men in the world, says to him, “AskContinue reading “Diogenes and Alexander”
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