Articles tagged “stoicism” on The Quoted Mind.
Seneca the Younger, the Roman Stoic philosopher, profoundly emphasized the importance of self-knowledge, asserting that understanding one's true capabilities is a fundamental aspect of virtue and living a fulfilling life.
Seneca the Younger, in 'On the Tranquillity of Mind,' posits that true contentment and peace are internal states, accessible to all who cultivate wisdom and accept their present circumstances.
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A directive in Book VII that anticipates two thousand years of contemplative practice.
Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher, profoundly stated that the quality of our lives is directly determined by the quality of our thoughts, not external circumstances.
Seneca the Younger, a prominent Stoic philosopher, argues that our lives are not inherently short, but rather we squander a significant portion of them through idleness and misdirection.
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Letter IX of the Letters to Lucilius is a Stoic case for friendship as constitutive, not optional.
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A line from Arrian's compilation that has crossed into folk wisdom worldwide.
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The opening argument of De Brevitate Vitae, and why it has not aged.
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A line from the Letters that prefigures cognitive behavioural therapy by nearly two thousand years.
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A common attribution, a real underlying idea, and a sentence Seneca did not quite write.
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The opening sentence of the Enchiridion is the foundation of Stoic practice.
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A single sentence that became the operating premise of cognitive behavioural therapy.
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A close reading of one of the most quoted passages from the Meditations — what it actually says, and what it doesn't.
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The opening of Book II is one of the most practical — and most uncomfortable — passages in the Meditations.
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How a single sentence in Book II turns death from a threat into an instruction.
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A four-word sentence that sits at the centre of Stoic psychology.