Our goal with this book is to restore Stoicism to its rightful place as a tool in the pursuit of self-mastery, perseverance, and wisdom: something one uses to live a great life, rather than some esoteric field of academic inquiry.
“Though you might conquer in battle
A thousand times a thousand men,
You're the greatest battle-winner
If you conquer just one - yourself.”
― The Dhammapada
A thousand times a thousand men,
You're the greatest battle-winner
If you conquer just one - yourself.”
― The Dhammapada
“We do not need to teach students to embrace the status quo.”
― Stop Stealing Dreams
― Stop Stealing Dreams
“The single most important practice in Stoic philosophy is differentiating between what we can change and what we can’t.”
― The Daily Stoic
― The Daily Stoic
“Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.”
― Poke the Box
― Poke the Box
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