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I once was a slave, yet through discipline and reason, I found freedom within my own mind. Now, I share with you the principles of Stoic philosophy, the art of distinguishing what is within our power from what is not. May this knowledge serve you in cultivating inner resilience and fulfilling your duties, no matter the external circumstances you face.
How to Reserve Judgment and Preserve Your Reason

Friend, know this: we are not disturbed by events, but by the judgments we form about them. A man insults you; another takes your...

How to Forge an Unconquerable Will and Attain True Freedom

Men seek freedom in wealth, status, or the absence of a master. I tell you, having been a slave, that this is a profound...

How to Endure Hardship with an Unbroken Will

I was once a slave, and lame in one leg. Yet, was I ever truly harmed? No, for harm cannot touch the will. This...

How to Respond to Insults Without Losing Your Inner Peace

I will teach you a method not of clever replies, but of unshakable tranquility. Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views...

On Attaining a View from Above to Judge Your Affairs Truly

I will teach you a practice of the mind, an exercise for the reasoning soul. We are often tossed about by the impressions of...

How to Lead by Virtuous Example

Do you wish to guide others? Then first learn to guide yourself. True authority is not found in a title or in the force...

A Guide to Training Your Desire: Want Only What You Can Control

Do you seek a life free from disappointment, fear, and lamentation? The path is not found in changing the world, but in changing your...

How to Examine Your Impressions Before They Control You

Men are disturbed not by events, but by the principles and notions which they form concerning events. An insult, a loss, a fear—these things...

On Fulfilling Your Natural Duties Within the Tribe

To live according to nature is to live as a rational and social being. The world may fall to ruin, but the duties that...

A Daily Exercise to Distinguish What Is in Your Power from What Is Not

I offer you a daily practice to bring tranquility to your soul. Each day, we are beset by events and impressions. This exercise, undertaken...