Quotes about Stoicism

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We all have problems. Or rather, everyone has at least one thing that they regard as a problem. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some of the best things that have ever happened to us wouldn’t have happened to us, if it weren’t for some of the worst — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Common man's patience will bring him more happiness than common man's power. — Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
Progress daily in your own uncertainty. Live in awareness of the questions. — Bremer Acosta, Stoic Practice
My boyfriends have all been as stoical as queen's guards. They'd been patient, committed, and dispassionate, and I'd had — Koren Zailckas, Fury: A Memoir
Being a stoic does not mean being a robot. Being a stoic means remaining calm both at the height of pleasure and the dep — Abhijit Naskar, 7 Billion Gods: Humans Above All
Bondage is when the mind longs for something, grieves about something, rejects something, holds on to something, is plea — Ashṭāvakra
In the evening I came home and read about the Messina earthquake, and how the relief ships arrived, and the wretched sur — Upton Sinclair, The Fasting Cure
We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
How do you defeat terrorism? Don’t be terrorized. — Salman Rushdie, Step Across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002
But is life really worth so much? Let us examine this; it's a different inquiry. We will offer no solace for so desolate — Seneca, Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero
Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the el — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
[A] resistance that dispenses with consolations is always stronger than one which relies on them. — Perry Anderson, Spectrum: From Right to Left in the World of Ideas
Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day. — Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and thi — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Warriors should suffer their pain silently. — Erin Hunter, Into the Wild
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. — Seneca, The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca: Essays and Letters
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Feeling too much is a hell of a lot better than feeling nothing. — Nora Roberts, Midnight Bayou
And here lies the essential difference between Stoicism and the modern-day 'cult of optimism.' For the Stoics, the ideal — Oliver Burkeman, The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking