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From Marcus Aurelius: “The world as a living being – one nature, one soul. Keep that in mind. And how everything feeds into that single experience, moves with a single motion. And how everything helps produce everything else. Spun and woven together “

From Marcus Aurelius: “Take the shortest route, the one that nature planned – to speak and act in the healthiest way. Do that, and be free of pain and stress, free of all calculation and pretension.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “Fix your eyes on what you have to do. Remember, you must be a good human being. Do what nature demands of you without hesitation. Speak what is just as you see it, but do so with courtesy, modesty, and sincerity.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “We should remember that even Nature’s inadvertence has its own charm, its own attractiveness. The way loaves of bread split open on top in the oven; the ridges are just by-products of the baking, and yet pleasing, somehow: they rouse our appetite without our knowing why. Or how ripe figs begin toContinue reading “Quote of the day 07/26/23”

From Marcus Aurelius: “You could leave right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.”

Here’s another from Marcus Aurelius: “Confine yourself to the present.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “How good it is when you have roast meat or suchlike foods before you, to impress on your mind that this is the dead body of a fish, this is the dead body of a bird or pig; and again, that the Falernian wine is the mere juice of grapes, and yourContinue reading “Stoic quote of the day 07/21/23”

From Marcus Aurelius: “In your actions, don’t procrastinate. In your conversations, don’t confuse. In your thoughts, don’t wander. In your soul, don’t be passive or aggressive. In your life, don’t be all about business.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”