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There is no self-sufficiency for anyone but Zeus
Is humanity incapable of making real progress?
That person is grateful who only wishes to be
The mind must be called to account every day
The body is beautified by the comeliness of the soul
Which is better - unity or diversity?
Can't one despise wealth while it is in one's pocket?
We ought not to wait for our spare time to practice philosophy
You must either be poor or resemble the poor
To force and punish and correct, necessarily give rise instead to hatred
Being one’s own person is wealth beyond measure
No one can live a truly happy life without philosophy
The importance of being not just opposed but hostile to luxury
Who dares tell himself the truth?
If you're not a philosopher, you don't know whether you're happy or not
A state ruled by philosophers is a happy state
If you become wise everybody will feel close to you
Eudaimonia - keeping our guardian spirit in good order
Let there be no more anxiety about family estates situated far from their owner
No good thing is pleasant to possess, without friends to share it
It is not possible that evil should be destroyed
Let's stop giving higher priority to things of lesser worth
Nature has given everyone the foundations and seeds of the virtues
On the benefits of being a poor, lazy, sluggish coward without honour
Do material ressources make us smart or dumb?
The importance of constant study
Should a Stoic care about making money?
Will we ever become masters of tomorrow?
Is happiness something obvious and evident?
We refuse to believe in our power
Self-knowledge facilitates the ability to care for one's own soul as well as the souls of others
Acquiring knowledge is necessarily an interactive process
Nature's laws forbid us to increase our means, wealth, and resources by despoiling others
Lay aside everything not your own
A friend is not an indifferent - Tony Long
We must see to it that our act of kindness shall not prove an injury
Wickedness is purchased every day
Xenophon on how to motivate and inspire others
The life of someone whose activity accords with virtue will be happy
The anger we feel is more likely to do us harm than any wrong done to us
What makes us love or not love someone?
A crowd is proof of what is worst
Is the cause of all our sorrows our quest for pleasure?
Are virtue, philosophy, and justice just the noise of meaningless words?
We are wise to the extent that we are free from desire and fear
Should we strive for happiness?
Pleasure pursued for its own sake becomes self-indulgence
The contest is not for freedom; that was lost long ago
There are many whose faults go undetected
"Difficult" is in the eye of the beholder.
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Stay focused on the harmony and rationality in everything!
No one will be found who can absolve himself
What use is philosophy if there's no free will
Stoic values are firmly grounded in real life
It's easy to escape from your job
To have no other witness than ourself
No sane man becomes angry with nature
Avoid those things that please the many
Virtue cannot achieve its highest goal in isolation
No one can be a good man and a good general at the same time