Quotes About Stoicism

You should really smile more Miss." "Smiling Is overrated." my voice as sharp as a knife, my voice deadpanned, as I sulked at the wall.

Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.'

Unhappy am I because this has happened to me.- Not so, but happy am I, though this has happened to me, because I continue free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future.

For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.

Jamaicans are so unflappable, they might as well be Minnesotans.

EPICURUS WROTE, "Empty is that philosopher's argument by which no human suffering is therapeutically treated. For just as there is no use in a medical art that does not cast out the sicknesses of bodies, so too there is no use in philosophy, unless it casts out the suffering of the soul.

I didn't stop in my tracks because I have a lot of practice in not physically reacting to things no matter how much they shock or horrify me.

He never flinched, he never cringed, but he died as one would wish all Englishmen to die—quietly and undramatically

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way.

One of the first lessons from Stoicism, then, is to focus our attention and efforts where we have the most power and then let the universe run as it will. This will save us both a lot of energy and a lot of worry. Another

como afirma Cicerón. Me siento satisfecho sabiendo que, sin importar el resultado real, estoy haciendo todo lo que puedo.

realize that by "philosophers" Epictetus doesn't mean professional academics (trust me, you don't want to make a habit of socializing mostly with them), but rather people who are interested in following virtue and cultivating their character.

Stoicism is about developing the tools to deal as effectively as humanly possible with the ensuing conflicts, does not demand perfection, and does not provide specific answers: those are for fools (Epictetus's word) who think the world is black and white, good versus evil, where it is always possible to clearly tell the good guys from the bad guys. That is not the world we live in, and to pretend otherwise is more than a bit dangerous and not at all wise.

el estoicismo no se centra en suprimir u ocultar las emociones; más bien se trata de reconocer nuestras emociones, reflexionar sobre lo que las provoca y redirigirlas para nuestro propio bien.

Y como Séneca sigue diciéndole cada vez que recurre a él: «No sé si realizaré progresos; pero prefiero la falta de éxito a la falta de fe».[14]

Según la famosa frase de Epicteto: «Soporta y resiste».

Massimo Pigliucci

En realidad, el estoicismo no se centra en suprimir u ocultar las emociones; más bien se trata de reconocer nuestras emociones, reflexionar sobre lo que las provoca y redirigirlas para nuestro propio bien.

La disciplina del deseo (que también recibe el nombre de aceptación estoica) nos dice qué es y qué no es adecuado desear.

Algunas cosas están en nuestro poder, otras no Debemos hacer lo mejor con las cosas que están en nuestro poder, y tomar el resto como las presenta la naturaleza. EPICTETO, Disertaciones, I.1

Al contrario, se trata de alcanzar lo que los estoicos llaman apatheia que, a pesar del eco obvio y poco atractivo que despierta, hemos visto que significa tranquilidad mental, y también ecuanimidad hacia todo lo que la vida nos ponga en el camino.

La práctica del estoicismo implica una combinación dinámica de reflexionar sobre preceptos teóricos, de leer textos inspiradores y de practicar la meditación, el mindfulness y otros ejercicios espirituales.

Para empezar, dice que una de las cosas cruciales para las personas afectadas por la depresión es evaluar de manera constante tanto a sí mismas como su condición mental. Algo que el estoicismo enseña a cualquier persona es a evaluar sus propias reacciones y a reflexionar críticamente sobre cómo percibe e interpreta el mundo.

The same goes even for death itself: it cannot be a bad thing, because you will not be there when it arrives.