Stoics

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Moral Letters

106 - On Thoughts And Actions - Moral Letters for Modern Times

To the extent we feel it necessary to judge motivations in business, we are comfortable to infer motive from actions.

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Moral Letters

105 - On Treading Safely - Moral Letters for Modern Times

Remember that being polite costs you nothing while being indifferent may cost you everything.

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Moral Letters

104 - On Self-Care - Moral Letters for Modern Times

There is no distance we should not travel to take a cure for what ails us. But I would have you reflect that no amount of travel will help us if we are treating the wrong illness.

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103 - On The Greatest Threat - Moral Letters for Modern Times

You are never closer to danger than in the presence of your fellow humans.

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102 - On What Survives Us - Moral Letters for Modern Times

Serving as an example is more powerful than lingering in memory.

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101 - On Making Plans - Moral Letters for Modern Times

The fact that you may not achieve all that you plan for is reason only to be prepared for failure, not failing to plan and refusing to try.

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100 - On Popular Authors - Moral Letters for Modern Times

By using your reading as a mirror into your own thoughts, you train yourself to pay attention to your mind.

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099 - On Mourning The Dead - Moral Letters for Modern Times

There is a point beyond which showing patience and understanding no longer demonstrates compassion but rather turns into indulgence that reflects well on neither the recipient nor the giver.

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Moral Letters

098 - On Counting On Chance - Moral Letters for Modern Times

The external world provides the canvas on which our lives play out, but we provide both color and picture.

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097 - On Our Rotten Times - Moral Letters for Modern Times

Just as advances and accomplishments belong to an age in history, so too do the embarrassments that the next generation take but a few decades to clearly perceive.

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096 - On Adversity - Moral Letters for Modern Times

The only misfortune you need focus on is the fact that you feel the need to resist and complain.

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095 - On Doctrines (Theory) - Moral Letters for Modern Times

The ultimate aim of living well is to understand the value behind our circumstances and to then take deliberate actions in line with reason.