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Augustine is our contemporary. He has directly and indirectly shaped the way we understand our pursuits, the call to authenticity.
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
Stoicism
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Julius Canus was executed soon afterward—but at least, so Seneca assures us, he went out with true philosophical dignity.
Emily Wilson • The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca
“Make sure you’re not made ‘Emperor,’ avoid that imperial stain. It can happen to you, so keep yourself simple, good, pure, saintly, plain, a friend of justice, god-fearing, gracious, affectionate, and strong for your proper work. Fight to remain the person that philosophy wished to make you. Revere the gods, and look after each other. Life is
... See moreRyan Holiday • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
The greatest good on this earth is God. Period. God’s one goal for us is Himself.
Francis Chan, Danae Yankoski • Crazy Love
In contrast to such limited notions, the aphorism with which Hölderlin prefaced his Hyperion will serve to recall the Christian image of the true greatness of God: “Non coerceri maximo, contineri tamen a minimo, divinum est” (Not to be encompassed by the greatest, but to let oneself be encompassed by the smallest—that is divine).
Pope Benedict XVI • Introduction To Christianity, 2nd Edition (Communio Books)
