“Fortune falls heavily on those for whom she’s unexpected. The one always on the lookout easily endures.”—SENECA, ON CONSOLATION TO HELVIA, 5.3
On Stoicism
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“Fortune falls heavily on those for whom she’s unexpected. The one always on the lookout easily endures.”—SENECA, ON CONSOLATION TO HELVIA, 5.3
“What, then, makes a person free from hindrance and self-determining? For wealth doesn’t, neither does high-office, state or kingdom—rather, something else must be found . . . in the case of living...
Picked up earlier this week: “Your True Home The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh” by Thich Nhat Hanh, Melvin McLeod. What a fantastic book! I read a chapter every night before bedtime. It looks...