“by overloading the body with food you strangle the soul and render it less active.”
― Letters from a Stoic
― Letters from a Stoic
“We must go for walks out of doors, so that the mind can be strengthened and invigorated by a clear sky and plenty of fresh air. At times it will acquire fresh energy from a journey by carriage and a change of scene, or from socializing and drinking freely. Occasionally we should even come to the point of intoxication, sinking into drink but not being totally flooded by it; for it does wash away cares, and stirs the mind to its depths, and heals sorrow just as it heals certain diseases.”
― On the Shortness of Life
― On the Shortness of Life
“There are others who are rich only in wishes; they build beautiful air-castles and conceive that doing so is enough for happiness.”
― Praise of Folly
― Praise of Folly
“One day you will wake up & there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.”
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“The chief element of happiness is this: to want to be what you are.”
― Praise of Folly
― Praise of Folly
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