Stoicism · 12 meditations
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and playwright of the first century CE. He served as tutor and later adviser to the emperor Nero and is best known for his Letters to Lucilius and his moral essays.
August 28, 2026 Send Your Mind Ahead Nothing ought to be unexpected by us. Our minds should be sent forward in advance to meet all problems, and we… August 24, 2026 Hold This Hour Hold every hour in your grasp. Lay hold of today's task, and you will not need to depend so much upon tomorrow… August 09, 2026 The Illusion Of Forever You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire. August 03, 2026 Hide Nothing From Yourself When the light has been removed from sight and my wife, long aware of this habit of mine, has become silent, I… July 19, 2026 The Nightly Audit What bad habit have you cured today? What fault have you resisted? In what respect are you better? July 12, 2026 Set aside now and then a number of days during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare… July 03, 2026 It is not that I am brave, but that I know what is not worth fearing. June 20, 2026 Omnia, Lucili, aliena sunt, tempus tantum nostrum est. June 12, 2026 It is not that I am brave, but that I know what things are truly evil and what are not." — Seneca, Letters to … May 30, 2026 It is not that I am brave, but that I know what is not worth fearing. April 14, 2026 Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. April 11, 2026 Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.