Daily Stoic Thoughts

Examine your desires and discard those which are not under your control; they only enslave you. — Epictetus #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

The many speak highly of you, but have you really any grounds for satisfaction with yourself if you are the kind of person the many understand? — Seneca #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

It is not the events themselves, but your judgment of them, that troubles you. — Marcus Aurelius #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Consider every challenge an opportunity to practice patience, courage, and self-discipline; fortune can neither enrich nor impoverish the mind that is trained. — Epictetus #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

When a mind is impressionable and has none too firm a hold on what is right, it must be rescued from the crowd: it is so easy for it to go over to the majority. — Seneca #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Receive life as it comes, like a guest, without clinging. — Marcus Aurelius #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Do not let praise or blame sway you; virtue needs no approval, and reason needs no applause. — Epictetus #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Nothing is as ruinous to the character as sitting away one's time at a show - for it is then, through the medium of entertainment, that vices creep in to one with unusual ease. — Seneca #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Do not waste your life on things you cannot control; cultivate your mind instead. — Marcus Aurelius #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

If someone wrongs you, it is not the act itself but your judgment about it that can harm you; see clearly and you will remain unharmed. — Epictetus #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

There is no enjoying the possession of anything valuable unless one has someone to share it with. — Seneca #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

The obstacle on your path is not to stop you, but to show you how to proceed. — Marcus Aurelius #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

The wise man does not long for the future nor regret the past; he acts rightly in the present, which is all that is truly his. — Epictetus #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Refrain from following the example of those whose craving is for attention, not their own improvement. — Seneca #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

A man who has learned to endure hardship will find pleasure in simplicity. — Marcus Aurelius #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Control your thoughts, for they determine your life; if your mind is tranquil, nothing outside can disturb you. — Epictetus #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Each day, aquire something which will help you to face poverty, or death, and other ills as well. — Seneca #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Do not let the future disturb you; you will meet it, if need be, with the same reason you meet the present. — Marcus Aurelius #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Freedom is not the absence of external constraints, but the ability to act in accordance with reason, whatever circumstances appear. — Epictetus #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Nothing is so useful that it can be of any service in mere passing. — Seneca #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

The art of living is to know what is essential and to ignore what is not. — Marcus Aurelius #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Do not hope for a life free of difficulty; instead, prepare your mind to endure whatever comes with calmness and dignity. — Epictetus #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Nothing hinders a cure so much as frequent changes of treatment; a wound will not heal if it is made the subject of experiments with different ointments. — Seneca #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Be like the sun: shine without expecting praise. — Marcus Aurelius #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Happiness is found not in external goods but in the cultivation of the soul; the wise person rejoices in what he can command: his own actions and judgments. — Epictetus #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Do not tear from place to place and unsettle yourself with one move after another. — Seneca #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Nothing is worth doing pointlessly; judge utility and act. — Marcus Aurelius #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

When faced with hardship, remember it is the mind that suffers; cultivate reason and resilience, and the obstacle becomes a teacher. — Epictetus #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

Live according to nature; do not let desires govern you. — Seneca #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself. — Marcus Aurelius #Stoicism #DailyStoicThoughts #Mindfulness