Stoicism · 9 meditations
Stoic philosopher born into slavery around 55 CE who taught in Rome and, after philosophers were banished from the city, in Nicopolis in Greece. He wrote nothing himself; his teachings survive in the Discourses and the Enchiridion recorded by his student Arrian.
July 11, 2026 Some things are in our control, and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, … July 10, 2026 Men are disturbed, not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things: for example, death is… July 08, 2026 Some things are within our power, while others are not. June 23, 2026 Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as the… June 19, 2026 Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as the… June 05, 2026 Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as the… June 03, 2026 Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as the… May 20, 2026 Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as the… April 06, 2026 We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.