92 Quotes About Stoic

Not even once has life or the weather complained about a human being.

Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly.

When you give your items away, don’t keep the excess of your pride.

We always have a choice as to, not what we hear, but what we listen to.

An action is at least a billion times less difficult to choose than a reaction.

The sternest-seeming stoic is human after all.

Until we have begun to go without them, we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are. We've been using them not because we needed them but because we had them.

Remember, it is not enough to be hit or insulted to be harmed, you must believe that you are being harmed. If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation. Which is why it is essential that we not respond impulsively to impressions; take a moment before reacting, and you will find it easier to maintain control.

A nation is born stoic, and dies epicurean