BY THEME
On Action
On practice over theory — on duty, work, and the living of Stoicism in each hour.
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Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
Meditations 10.16
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
Discourses 3.23
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How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbour says or does or thinks.
Meditations 4.18
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No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig.
Discourses 1.15.7
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To relax the mind is to lose it.
Lectures 6
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Virtue is not simply theoretical knowledge, but it is practical application as well.
Lectures 6
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Meditations 5.1
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
Meditations (attrib.)
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Poverty is the mother of all crafts.
Meditations (attrib.)
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Do not waste what remains of your life in speculating about your neighbours.
Meditations 3.4