Moral Letters
089 - On How To Study Philosophy - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Philosophy means the love of wisdom, and consequently is made up of the efforts you put into attaining wisdom.
Philosophy
These posts deal with philosophy, and more broadly the question of how to live a good life
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088 - On The Best Course Of Study - Moral Letters for Modern Times
If you would not have your children tear down the foundations that hold up society, do not send them into the factories that labor explicitly for that purpose.
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087 - On Living Simply - Moral Letters for Modern Times
When traveling light you think carefully about what you really need and leave aside all those things that you might need. I think that is the reason I so love the practice.
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086 - On A Holiday Rental - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Sometimes progressing on the journey of life means leaving the comfort of what made us successful in the past.
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085 - On Relative Values - Moral Letters for Modern Times
I can’t help but think how much the Stoics would have benefitted from exploring the beauty of set theory.
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084 - On Inspiration And Progress - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Ask yourself why so many fail to make the transition from good ideas to good actions, from good thoughts to good deeds.
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083 - On Losing One's Mind - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Am I of sound mind when I tell you I believe I can control the elements? You need but lace up your shoes and join me to experience the phenomenon yourself.
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082 - On Studies Of Substance - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Rather than wishing you luck and fine things I will wish that you experience hardship, or at least a certain burden.
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081 - On Generosity And Gratefulness - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Though a person first does you a favor and then commits a harm, you should value the former greater than the latter.
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080 - On Training To Improve - Moral Letters for Modern Times
The side effects of not only being physically fit, but training to become and remain physically fit, are certainly real.
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079 - On Studying Beneath The Surface - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Why is it so hard to understand what we want, what will make us happy, and how to take the actions that will bring us there?
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078 - On Our Duty To Live - Moral Letters for Modern Times
While we have breath in the body, we must not give up. Not because we fear death, nothing so mundane. But because we can do good in the world by living; we can make the world a better place by our presence.