short stoic quotes 2024
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.
No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don’t have, and to cheerfully put to good use what they do have.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.
You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
What stands in the way becomes the way.
The only real wealth is wisdom; the only real poverty is ignorance.
Character is destiny.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don’t have.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
Difficulties show men what they are.
suffers stoic quotes 2024
He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
Life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.
The most important knowledge is that which guides the way you lead your life.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
To be calm is the highest achievement of the self.
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
Fate leads the willing and drags along the reluctant.
What is not fully understood is not possessed.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.
difficulty stoic quotes 2024
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.
Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.
The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter.
To live a good life: We have the potential for it. If we can learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference.
Wealth consists in not having great possessions, but in having few wants.
The best way to avenge yourself is to not be like that.
If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out this judgment now.
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.
Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
A wise man is he who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
Man is not affected by events but by the view he takes of them.
He has the most who is most content with the least.
I begin to speak only when I’m certain what I’ll say isn’t better left unsaid.
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.
That is what we need to cultivate: serenity of mind, so as to have at last an even mind.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.
creatures stoic quotes 2024
We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go.
Don’t hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace.
Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.
In life, it doesn’t matter what happens to you or where you came from. It matters what you do with what happens and what you’ve been given.
You shouldn’t give circumstances the power to rouse anger, for they don’t care at all.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
I judge you unfortunate because you have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life without an opponent. No one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you.
If a person gave your body to any stranger he met on his way, you would be angry. And do you feel no shame in handing over your own mind to be confused and mystified by anyone who happens to verbally attack you?
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
Character is destiny.
We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
To be even-minded is the greatest virtue.
A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
What stands in the way becomes the way.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
That is what we need to cultivate: serenity of mind, so as to have at last an even mind.
The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.
power stoic quotes 2024
Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.
To live a good life: We have the potential for it. If we can learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference.
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
Man is not affected by events but by the view he takes of them.
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go.
That which is not good for the beehive cannot be good for the bee.
That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
A little thing is no small thing.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.
I begin to speak only when I’m certain what I’ll say isn’t better left unsaid.
He has the most who is most content with the least.
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.
To be calm is the highest achievement of the self.
That which is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee.
The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter.
What is not fully understood is not possessed.
The best way to avenge yourself is to not be like that.
To be even-minded is the greatest virtue.
matters stoic quotes 2024
In life, it doesn’t matter what happens to you or where you came from. It matters what you do with what happens and what you’ve been given.
You shouldn’t give circumstances the power to rouse anger, for they don’t care at all.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
I judge you unfortunate because you have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life without an opponent. No one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you.
If a person gave your body to any stranger he met on his way, you would be angry. And do you feel no shame in handing over your own mind to be confused and mystified by anyone who happens to verbally attack you?
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
Character is destiny.
We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
To be even-minded is the greatest virtue.
A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
What stands in the way becomes the way.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
wrestling stoic quotes 2024
The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
That is what we need to cultivate: serenity of mind, so as to have at last an even mind.
The good or ill of a man lies within his own will.
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.
Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.
To live a good life: We have the potential for it. If we can learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference.
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
Man is not affected by events but by the view he takes of them.
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go.
That which is not good for the beehive cannot be good for the bee.
That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
