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Short is life. There is only one fruit of this terrene life, a pious disposition and social acts. This quote sounds very Christian to me. It seems to frame life on this Earth as just temporary waypoint. It also places an emphasis on doing right by others. Stoic philosophy was influencial on...
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Death is the cessation of the impressions through the senses, and of the pulling of the strings which move the appetites, and of the discursive movements of the thoughts, and of the service to the flesh. It is a shame for the soul to be first to give way in this life when thy body … →
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If any man is able to convince me and show me that I do not think or act right, I will gladly change; for I seek the truth by which no man was ever injured. But he is injured who abides in his error and ignorance. I think this quote is complimented well by I … →
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We ought not, like children who learn from their parents, simply to act and speak as we have been taught. It is important that we keep learning and perfecting ourselves. There is no person that is so perfect or complete that no improvements or refinements can be made. I’d like to thank that my...
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Thou art a little soul bearing about a corpse.
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Be cheerful also, and seek not external help nor the tranquility which others give. A man then must stand erect, not be kept erect by others. One needs to be self-sustaining and their happiness ought not reside in others. Also… don’t worry, be happy.
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Every man’s life is sufficient. Looking at this quote now, it feels dramatic and dire but I think in the context of Stocism, it’s not really. Well, maybe a little but Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations on his deathbed and I don’t know that he ever intended for it to be published for the world to...
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Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busy-body, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial. You know people with these tendencies exist. You know you encounter them on a regular basis. You know you sometimes suffer the same flaws. It is important to recognize...
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Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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The computer allows me to collect a massive amount of digital junk: Music, pictures, musings/ramblings. I tell myself that it’s not hoarding until I refuse to let them go and I tell myself I could delete this trash at any time, but I still hold on because storage is cheap and I enjoy thumbing...