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The Pillars of Stoicism: Understanding Perception, Action, and Will

The Pillars of Stoicism: Understanding Perception, Action, and Will

Philosophy, Stoicism

1 year ago

In embracing Stoic principles, we find a living guide for personal excellence and wellbeing in the here and now.

"We have the appetites and destructive furies of primitive primates who have come into possession of thermonuclear warheads."

Alain de Botton

Stoicism offers profound insights into the art of

In the bustling, interconnected world of the 21st

"Life has carried some men with the greatest rapid

"Life has carried some men with the greatest rapidity to the harbour, the harbour they were bound to reach even if they tarried on the way, while others it has fretted and harassed." - Seneca

"Great teachers are precious. Lousy teachers cause

"Great teachers are precious. Lousy teachers cause damage that lasts forever." - Seth Godin

"Learn to be indifferent to what makes no differen

"Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference." - Marcus Aurelius

For those drawn to the philosophical underpinnings

Adversity is an unavoidable part of life, and Stoi

In a world teeming with diversity, our lives are o

"Seek freedom and become captive of your desires.

"Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty." - Frank Herbert

"When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we co

"When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago." - Friedrich Nietzsche

"To lie is to recoil from relationship." - Sam Har

"To lie is to recoil from relationship." - Sam Harris

In a world perpetually in motion, the quest for se

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