Stoicism for Inner Peace

He tells us that a calm mind is not achieved by trying to alter and control our surroundings: it’s achieved by the way we think.

“Never say of anything, ‘I have lost it.’ but, ‘I have returned it.’”

The Stoic you, however, has a different approach. It fully embraces fate no matter what

When we embrace whatever happens, what could go wrong? Nothing.

“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.”

“Worse than war is the very fear of war.”

The more we value things beyond our control, the less control we have.

They are stuck in the dreadful absurdity of trying to figure out what cannot be figured out, and with repetitive attempts they keep trying nonetheless.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die: it’s a waste of time.

And, regardless of what the future brings, no one takes away our power to make the best of it.