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When you would listen to a philosopher, do not say to him, You tell me nothing; but only show yourself worthy of hearing or fit for hearing; and you will see how you will move the speaker.
Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Seneca • Stoic Six Pack (Illustrated): Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Golden Sayings, Fragments and Discourses of Epictetus, Letters from a Stoic and The Enchiridion
An omniscient observer could certainly have predicted how the deliberation would end, but Cicero himself could not; he didn’t have the kind of thorough self-knowledge that would have led him to predict his own behaviour
Brad Inwood • Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
“No man was ever wise by chance.” — Seneca
“The universe is change. Life is opinion.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.3.4b
Ryan Holiday • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
“For who is there who, shooting all day, will not sometimes hit the mark?”
James Clear • 3-2-1: How to learn faster, what you put into the world, and the value of numerous attempts
Cicero called the only “real philosophers”—the ancient Stoics—even
Ryan Holiday • The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
mitezza e perseveranza irremissibile nelle deliberazioni ben ponderate;
Marco Aurelio • I ricordi (Einaudi tascabili. Classici) (Italian Edition)
lo studio di scrutare attentamente quel che occorra agli amici;
Marco Aurelio • I ricordi (Einaudi tascabili. Classici) (Italian Edition)
Cicero’s famous line: “To philosophize is to learn how to die.”