The wall of words
13 passages"To be everywhere is to be nowhere."
Letters from a Stoic, Full Text, Section 8·philosophy, Wisdom, self-improvement
"Death is the ultimate truth of life, and it is the only certainty we have."
Letters from a Stoic, Full Text, Section 4·philosophy, Wisdom, Ethics
It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a great deal of it.
On the Shortness of Life, Chapter 1·philosophy, Stoicism, Wisdom
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.
Letters from a Stoic, Letter 13, Section 4·philosophy, Stoicism, self-improvement
"A good character, like a good tree, is not made in a day."
Letters from a Stoic, Full Text, Section 7·philosophy, Wisdom, self-improvement
"The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today."
Letters from a Stoic, Full Text, Section 9·philosophy, Wisdom, self-improvement
"He who is brave is free."
Letters from a Stoic, Full Text, Section 5·philosophy, Wisdom, self-improvement
Life is long if you know how to use it.
On the Shortness of Life, Full Text, Section 2·philosophy, Stoicism, Wisdom
"The mind is a great source of strength, and it is the mind that must be trained to be strong."
Letters from a Stoic, Full Text, Section 2·philosophy, Wisdom, self-improvement
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
On the Shortness of Life, Full Text, Section 5·philosophy, Wisdom, self-improvement
"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it."
Letters from a Stoic, Full Text, Section 1·philosophy, Wisdom, self-improvement
We are more concerned about our reputation with others than with our own conscience.
On the Shortness of Life, Full Text, Section 4·philosophy, Stoicism, Wisdom
"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."
Letters from a Stoic, Full Text, Section 6·philosophy, Wisdom, self-improvement