Isiah Smith

“their diet is made up mostly of fruit and leaves.”
― Jesse Itzler, Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet

“Let’s look at some fundamental beliefs of Stoicism. The Stoics of ancient times observed that from the human perspective two categories can be distinguished: things that we do not control and things we do control. A most basic and clear explanation of this dichotomy of control can be found in the Enchiridion, which is a compilation of sayings by Epictetus that were written down by his pupil Arrian. Epictetus was another significant Stoic philosopher that presents us with a fundamental tenet of Stoicism, which is that most things are simply not up to us. Think about exterior things like our friends, our colleagues, our intimate partners, the economy, the number of likes on Facebook, things that politicians say, or the deterioration of our bodies. Do we actually control these things? Yes, we can influence them. But, even if we do everything right, the economy can still collapse, our money can be taken from us, and our intimate partners can cheat on us or die.”
― Einzelgänger, Stoicism for Inner Peace

“In Italian there is a phrase, sbagliando s’impara, which means you learn by making mistakes.”
― Jeff Martin, How to Really Learn a Language

“If you can see yourself doing something, you can do it. If you can’t see yourself doing something, usually you can’t achieve it. —SEAL New York City”
― Jesse Itzler, Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet