4 Quotes by Patrick Ussher

Stoicism is about Joy, Serenity, Meaning and Purpose. It is about being a useful and important member of society.

Stoicism was one of the four principal schools of philosophy in ancient Athens, alongside Plato’s Academy, Aristotle’s Lyceum, and Epicurus’s Garden, where it flourished for some 250 years. It proved especially popular among the Romans, attracting admirers as diverse as the statesman Seneca, the ex-slave Epictetus, and the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Virtue is a form or expertise or skill, the knowledge of how to live well in every way which shapes the whole personality. Virtue is analysed in terms of four generic or cardinal virtues: wisdom, courage, self-control or moderation, and justice, seen either as four aspects of a single form of knowledge or as interdependent.

1. You should not spend time worrying about things you cannot control. 2. The most important thing in life is to live virtuously. 3. You should try to excel at any role you may have.