“If a person gave away your body to some passerby, you’d be furious. Yet you hand over your mind to anyone who comes along, so they may abuse you, leaving it disturbed and troubled—have you no shame...
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Heraclitus called self-deception an awful disease and eyesight a lying sense.”—DIOGENES LAERTIUS, LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS, 9.7 Today we focus on the concept of self-awareness, which is the...
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“In public avoid talking often and excessively about your accomplishments and dangers, for however much you enjoy recounting your dangers, it’s not so pleasant for others to hear about your affairs...
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“These things don’t go together. You must be a unified human being, either good or bad. You must diligently work either on your own reasoning or on things out of your control—take great care with the...
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“Above all, it is necessary for a person to have a true self-estimate, for we commonly think we can do more than we really can.”—SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 5.2 Seneca encourages to practice self...
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““An important place to begin in philosophy is this: a clear perception of one’s own ruling principle.”—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.26.15” This quote suggests that one can become a philosopher by...
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“The soul is like a bowl of water, and our impressions are like the ray of light falling upon the water. When the water is troubled, it appears that the light itself is moved too, but it isn’t. So...
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“Of all the things that are, some are good, others bad, and yet others indifferent. The good are virtues and all that share in them; the bad are the vices and all that indulge them; the indifferent...
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“Keep a list before your mind of those who burned with anger and resentment about something, of even the most renowned for success, misfortune, evil deeds, or any special distinction. Then ask...
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“Keep in mind that it isn’t the one who has it in for you and takes a swipe that harms you, but rather the harm comes from your own belief about the abuse. So when someone arouses your anger, know...
