30 timeless sayings from the Stoicism tradition
The four cardinal virtues of Stoicism: wisdom (prudence), justice, courage, and temperance. Virtue is the only good and is sufficient for happiness. For the Stoics, virtue is both the means and the end of a well-lived life -- sufficient for happiness regardless of external circumstances. The four cardinal virtues are interdependent.
"Accept The Season"
Every stage has work proper to it.
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"Be The Purple"
A small life can still give the whole its color.
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"Be Worth Trusting"
Friendship begins with the character you bring.
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"Begin The Work"
Your task is not elsewhere.
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"Born For Each Other"
Human life is not meant to be carried alone.
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"Claim Your Hours"
Time is the one wealth people steal politely.
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"Correct Without Anger"
Firmness does not require contempt.
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"Do Not Drift"
A life is spent one unnoticed hour at a time.
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"Do The Right Thing"
Approval is lighter than conscience.
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"Face The Door"
Fear weakens when you stop pretending exits do not exist.
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"Fear Less Clearly"
Most fear grows in imagination before reality.
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"Guard Your Choice"
Freedom begins with what is truly yours.
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"Judgment Creates Disturbance"
Events arrive; your meaning gives them weight.
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"Keep Good Company"
The soul absorbs the room it lives in.
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"Lead From Character"
Authority is tested by restraint.
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"Meet People Gently"
Understanding weakens the need to strike back.
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"Meet Your Mortality"
Remembering death can return life to itself.
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"Name Things Plainly"
Clarity often begins by removing glamour.
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"Nothing Owns You"
Dependency begins where judgment surrenders.
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"Own Your No"
Inner freedom includes the courage to refuse.
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"Practice What Matters"
Philosophy is proven in the life it shapes.
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"Receive The Ordinary"
What you have today is not guaranteed tomorrow.
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"Receive Your Role"
Play well what life has placed in your hands.
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"Share The World"
Reason makes you a citizen of more than yourself.
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"Simplify Your Desire"
Wanting less can make action cleaner.
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"Use What Comes"
Even difficulty can become material for virtue.
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"Want Less Noise"
Simplicity protects the mind from needless hunger.
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"Welcome The Given"
What arrives can still be met with dignity.
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"Wish With Reality"
Peace grows when desire stops fighting what is.
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"Withdraw Within Yourself"
The quiet place is not always far away.
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