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A community for sharing and discussing the insights and practices of Stoicism, an ancient philosophy of life that teaches how to live with virtue, reason, and resilience in a chaotic world. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, you are welcome to join us in learning from the wisdom of the Stoics and applying it to our modern challenges.

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This Stoic Philosopher Died Laughing at Own Joke (theculturetrip.com)
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rip Chrysippus

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Be a Stoic - Stoicism Rap (prod. chillingcat) | Nathan Dufour (yewtu.be)
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„Timendi causa est nescire” — Ignorance is the cause of fear. (lemm.ee)
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Seneca, Natural Questions

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An android app to read many Stoic texts. (github.com)
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I think this app is simple and effective. @zikalify thanks.

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"Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace." (kbin.social)
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  • Epictitus
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"When things seem to have reached that stage, merely say “I won’t play any longer”, and take your departure; but if you stay, stop lamenting." (kbin.social)
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  • Epictitus
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"Very little is needed for happiness, it is all within yourself." (kbin.social)
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  • Marcus Aurelius
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"It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own." (kbin.social)
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  • Marcus Aurelius
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A Roundup of Gregory Sadler's Writings on Stoicism | Medium (ghostarchive.org)
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60+ pieces on Stoic philosophy, practices, ideas, resources, and more!

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"When things seem to have reached that stage, merely say “I won’t play any longer”, and take your departure; but if you stay, stop lamenting." (kbin.social)
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  • Epictitus
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“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” (kbin.social)
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– Marcus Aurelius

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"Our life is what our thoughts makes it" (kbin.social)
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  • Marcus Aurelius
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He who suffers before it’s necessary suffers more than it’s necessary. (kbin.social)
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  • Seneca
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"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." (kbin.social)
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-Marcus Aurelius

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The Complexity of Seneca – by Maxwell Lynn (modernstoicism.com)
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Statesman, Stoic, and millionaire. How can we find virtue in Seneca’s complex and even contradictory lifestyle? ‘This, I say, is the highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom, – that deed and wo…

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Memento Mori Reminder! (kbin.social)
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49.32% of the year 2023 remains!!!
50.68 % of the year 2023 completed!!!!
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Quote of the Day:

“Let us prepare our minds as if we’d come to the very end of life. Let us postpone nothing. Let us balance life’s books each day. . . .The one who puts the finishing touches on their life each day is never short of time.”

  • Seneca
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On the Power of Expectation and How the Mind Renders Reality. (www.themarginalian.org)
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Related to the concept of phantasiai (impressions).

“We are never simply seeing what’s ‘really there,’ stripped bare of our own anticipations or insulated from our own past experiences. Instead, all human experience is part phantom…

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Stoicism Cheat Sheet (media.kbin.social)
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