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William Ferraiolo
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You Die at the End
July 1, 2020
You Die at the End: Meditations on Mortality and the Human Condition, is William Ferraiolo’s attempt to contemplate a few perennial challenges of the human condition.
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“You know that decency and virtue are infinitely more valuable than any object or condition for which you might consider trading them away. Virtue is not for sale. It cannot be purchased. It is, quite literally Read more of this blog post »
You Die at the End: Meditations on Mortality and the Human Condition, is William Ferraiolo’s attempt to contemplate a few perennial challenges of the human condition.
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“You know that decency and virtue are infinitely more valuable than any object or condition for which you might consider trading them away. Virtue is not for sale. It cannot be purchased. It is, quite literally Read more of this blog post »
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“Your detractors provide valuable lessons. Ask yourself if their criticisms are correct. If so, then improve yourself, and be grateful for their guidance. If, on the other hand, their criticisms are misguided, then recognize that their error is nothing to you. Let them persist in their misperceptions if they must. Should they change their minds and come to respect you, recognize that this is equally insignificant. Perhaps the praise will prove as well or ill-placed as the criticism. Perhaps both assessments will prove inapt and inaccurate. What of it? The wind blows, the people form beliefs, the river flows, and, in the end, the world swallows it all.”
― Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure: Stoic Exercise for Mental Fitness
― Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure: Stoic Exercise for Mental Fitness
“The world is, indeed, fraught with peril. The real danger, the one with which you are to be most acutely concerned, is the danger of becoming a coward and a weakling. The world can (and will) kill you, break your body, and deprive you of material possessions, but only you can deprive yourself of dignity and honor.”
― Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure: Stoic Exercise for Mental Fitness
― Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure: Stoic Exercise for Mental Fitness
“Feeling sorry for yourself is a manifestation of irrationality and weakness. The world exists, you have an opportunity to draw breath and participate, and you dare to indulge in self-pity? If the challenge is too great, take to the exit! Otherwise, steel yourself and get to work. It is not your proper role to whimper. Leave that to the mongrels.”
― Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure: Stoic Exercise for Mental Fitness
― Meditations on Self-Discipline and Failure: Stoic Exercise for Mental Fitness
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My new book, The Exile at Home, is now available.# #culture #philosophy #selfhelp
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"Your culture speeds toward its damnation. It seems hell bent on instantiating hell on earth. All of the societal momentum seems to be pushing in the same direction. Be a bit of friction against this ‘progress,’ if you can manage it. Recognize that this will not make you more popular among your peers, and expect the usual ‘slings and arrows’ that seem to attend anyone in the contemporary world who tries to tell simple truths and bring the public back to its senses."
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