We’re not trying to ace tests or impress teachers. We are reading and studying to live, to be good human beings—always and forever.
Archika Darrafez uma citaçãohá 5 anos
Everyone had a job—a specific duty. Even people who did bad things—they were doing their job of being evil because evil is a part of life.
Archika Darrafez uma citaçãohá 5 anos
He was much more interested in hearing what the other person had to say than making sure he was heard or—as most of us insist upon—winning the argument.
Silverberryfez uma citaçãohá 15 dias
WHY DO YOU NEED TO IMPRESS THESE PEOPLE AGAIN?
Silverberryfez uma citaçãohá 25 dias
Don’t try to make it up on the fly. Have a plan.
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The good things in life cost what they cost. The unnecessary things are not worth it at any price
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So don’t stop at Stoicism, but explore the forces that drive and make Stoicism possible.
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If you could find and focus on the pockets of freedom you already have? Well, then you’d be free right here, right now.
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freedom isn’t secured by filling up on your heart’s desire but by removing your desire.