Quotes About Stoicism

Thoroughly convinced of the impossibility of his own suit, a high resolve constrained him not to injure that of another. This is a lover's most stoical virtue, as the lack of it is a lover's most venial sin.

Deeds of endurance, which seem ordinary in philosophy, are rare in conduct.

Time enough to cry when you know 'tis a crying matter; 'tis bad to meet troubles half-way.

The art of life is the art of avoiding pain.

if the unfortunate man, strong of soul, more indignant about his fate than despondent or dejected, wishes for death, and yet preserves his life, without loving it, not from inclination, or fear, but from duty; then his maxim has a moral content.

In the heat of battle he remains cool; in the midst of catastrophes he keeps level his mind.

You can't magic yourself out of the situation, you've got to live it as decently and as grimly as you can.

She stopped thinking so as not to cry

Savoir souffrir sans se plaindre, ça c'est la seule chose partique, c'est la grande science, la leçon à apprendre, la solution du problème de la vie.

Just as Daniel Balalcazar said, it makes no sense to suffer in advance a misfortune that may never occur.

Although stunned and hungry, many sang, because it would have been pointless to aggravate misfortune by complaining.

The simple recipe for success that Mendel had instilled in his children from the cradle on consisted in never complaining, never asking for anything, striving to be the best in everything you do, and never trusting anyone. Alma had to carry this heavy weight on her back for several decades, until love helped her shed some of it. Her stoic attitude contributed to the air of mystery surrounding her, long before she had any secrets to keep.

Aprendió a masticar sus penas sola y con dignidad, convencida de que a nadie le importan los problemas ajenos y que los dolores callados acaban por diluirse. Había

Crecí en su escuela estoica: evitar toda ostentación y despilfarro, no quejarse, aguantar, cumplir, no pedir ni esperar nada, valerse sola, ayudar y servir a otros sin hacer alarde.

To see my country with the heart, one must read Pablo Neruda, the national poet who in his verses immortalized the imposing landscapes, the aromas and dawns, the tenacious rain and dignified poverty, the stoicism and the hospitality, of Chile. That is the land of my nostalgia, the one I invoke in my solitude, the one that appears as a backdrop in so many of my stories, the one that comes to me in my dreams.

I'm not a very emotional guy. I just move on to the next play. I've always been that way. I don't like showing much. I just try to do my job and get out. It's important to stay poised until that clock says zero.

Ask not that events should happen as you will, but let your will be that events should happen as they do, and you shall have peace.

When we see ourselves in a situation which must be endured and gone through, it is best to meet it with firmness, and accommodate everything to it in the best way practicable. This lessens the evil, while fretting and fuming only increase your own torments.

Here is a rule to remember when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not, "This is a misfortune," but "To bear this worthily is good fortune."

The great soul surrenders itself to fate.

I not only bow to the inevitable, I am fortified by it.

He who has calmly reconciled his life to fate ... can look fortune in the face.

Better to accept whatever happens.

What cannot be avoided, t'were childish weakness to lament or fear.