“We control our reasoned choice and all acts that depend on that moral will. What’s not under our control are the body and any of its parts, our possessions, parents, siblings, children, or country —anything with which we might associate.” EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.22.10 I have already talked about the circle…
“Some things are in our control, while others are not. We control our opinion, choice, desire, aversion, and, in a word, everything of our own doing. We don’t control our body, property, reputation, position, and, in a word, everything not of our own doing. Even more, the things in our…
“All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment;action for the common good in the present moment;and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way.” MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.6 These 3 are most critical principle of Stoicism and can become a…
“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to…
