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“Indeed, no one can thwart the purposes of your mind—for they can’t be touched by fire, steel, tyranny, slander, or anything.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.41
Ryan Holiday • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius who said, ‘When you are stressed by an external thing, it’s not the thing itself that troubles you, but only your judgement of it. And you can wipe this out at a moment’s notice.’
Ross Edgley • The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: The Stoic Ideal
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Mary Beard • SPQR
“epithets for the self.” Among his were: Upright. Modest. Straightforward. Sane. Cooperative. These were, then, the traits that served him well as emperor.
Ryan Holiday • Stillness Is the Key
On the death of Nerva in 98 CE, Trajan’s succession was so guaranteed that the new emperor did not even return to Rome…
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Mary Beard • SPQR
Stoicism
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Do not act as if thou wert going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over thee. While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good.