All Quotes By Tag: Stoicism
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“Being in a hurry does not slow down time.”
“Common man’s patience will bring him more happiness than common man’s power.”
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“Some of the best things that have ever happened to us wouldn’t have happened to us, if it weren’t for some of the worst things that have ever happened to us.”
“We all have problems. Or rather, everyone has at least one thing that they regard as a problem.”
“Some people avoid thinking deeply in public, only because they are afraid of coming across as suicidal.”
“Death devours not only those who have been cooked by old age; it also feasts on those who are half-cooked and even those who are raw.”
“We are more in control of how much we know than we are of how much we have.”
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“Judgments are the only possible cause of unhappiness and happiness.”
“In your actions, don’t procrastinate. In your conversations, don’t confuse. In your thoughts, don’t wander. In your soul, don’t be passive or aggressive. In your life, don’t be all about business.”
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“Most people have given back to life the power to make themselves happy.”
“Enlightenment does not mean making the most of bad situations. It means knowing that every situation is neither good nor bad.”
“Within, the only place where it is created, is the very last place most pursuers of happiness are likely to go.”
“When you pursue wisdom, you will soon realize how much you don’t know. Your knowledge will be incomplete, but continually developing through your curiosity. Arrogance blocks new information from coming in. When you’re conceited, you’ll resist change, and struggle to preserve your fixed image. Don’t fall into smug idleness, used to comfort. Challenge what you think you know, not caring if other people see you as a fool. Progress daily in your own uncertainty.”
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