I do my duty, and disregard all else. But if someone shows me where I’m acting wrongly, I will gladly change. For I seek the truth, and the truth never harmed anyone. Continuing in error is what causes injury.
This is my goal in life. To seek truth and if it causes me to change so be it. Truth is what is needed in our current time more than ever. These words ring true in my heart.
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“The true goal of life for Stoics isn’t to acquire as many external advantages as possible but to use whatever befalls us wisely, whether it be sickness or health, wealth or poverty, friends or enemies. The Stoic Sage, or wise man, needs nothing but uses everything well; the fool believes himself to “need” countless things, but he uses them all badly.”
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
“What’s the use of an admirable form of government if political parties and moneyed interests control it? What’s the use of our judicial system, if judges only quote precedents and ignore first principles? What’s the use of a Supreme Court if it’s swayed by the political winds of the hour?”
― Everyday Emerson: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson Paraphrased
― Everyday Emerson: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson Paraphrased
“I question the value of our civilization when I see that our public representatives have lost hold of the simplest, strongest truths. Nothing demonstrates the emptiness of a person’s mind more than putting party loyalty above principle.”
― Everyday Emerson: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson Paraphrased
― Everyday Emerson: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson Paraphrased
“With each person you meet, remind yourself that you share a common humanity. You are members of the same family. They may not know this, but you do—so show them by the way you treat them.”
― The Meditations
― The Meditations
“Life (and our job) is difficult enough. Let’s not make it harder by getting emotional about insignificant matters or digging in for battles we don’t actually care about. Let’s not let emotion get in the way of kathêkon, the simple, appropriate actions on the path to virtue.”
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
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