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“Well-being is realized by small steps,” he would say, looking back, “but is truly no small thing.”
Stephen Hanselman • Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
Think lightly of yourself and think deeply of the world. MIYAMOTO MUSASHI
Phil Jackson • Eleven Rings
The Art of Selfishness
Harry Browne • How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. —EPICURUS, ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHER
Josh Kaufman • The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume
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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Modern Library). There is one translation of Marcus Aurelius to read and that is Gregory Hayes’s amazing edition for the Modern Library. Everything else falls sadly short. His version is completely devoid of any “thou’s” “arts” “shalls.” It’s beautiful and haunting. I’ve recommended this book to literally thousands o
... See moreRyan Holiday • The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Read them. Learn from them. Apply their wisdom. Do you have specialized knowledge? Put it to its full and good use. Do you have tools? Get them out and build or repair things with them. Do you have a good idea? Follow up and follow through on it. Make the most of what you’ve got, what is actually yours.
Sharon Lebell • The Art of Living: The Classical Mannual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
“Do now what nature demands of you. Get right to it if that’s in your power. Don’t look around to see if people will know about it. Don’t await the perfection of Plato’s Republic, but be satisfied with even the smallest step forward and regard the outcome as a small thing.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.29.(4)
Ryan Holiday • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
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