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Stoicism · 36 meditations
Roman emperor from 161 to 180 CE and a practitioner of Stoic philosophy. His private notebook, known as the Meditations, was written in Greek as reminders to himself and was never meant for publication.
October 12, 2026 The Task Before You Every moment think steadily as a Roman and a man to do what thou hast in hand with perfect and simple dignity,… October 10, 2026 Make Space In Your Mind Thou canst also strip off from thyself many things superfluous and troublesome which depend entirely on opinio… October 09, 2026 Keep Your Own Ledger If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. October 08, 2026 Ready To Depart Since it is possible that thou mayest depart from life this very moment, regulate every act and thought accord… October 07, 2026 Good For The Swarm That which is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee. October 01, 2026 Spun For You Whatever may happen to thee, it was prepared for thee from all eternity; and the implication of causes was fro… September 26, 2026 Feet, Hands, Eyelids But I who have seen the nature of the good that it is beautiful, and of the bad that it is ugly, and the natur… September 24, 2026 What Blocks You Feeds You Our actions may be impeded, but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions, because we can accomm… September 23, 2026 Rise To The Work In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present—I am rising to the work of a human be… September 22, 2026 Nothing Out Of Season Everything harmonizes with me, which is harmonious to thee, O Universe. Nothing for me is too early nor too la… September 21, 2026 Welcome The Friendly Critic If any man is able to convince me and show me that I do not think or act right, I will gladly change; for I se… September 12, 2026 Love What Binds You Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so w… September 08, 2026 Not Built To Turn Away We are made for co-operation, like feet, like hands, like eyelids, like the rows of the upper and lower teeth.… September 02, 2026 Stop Pulling The Strings Wipe out the imagination. Stop the pulling of the strings. Confine thyself to the present. Understand well wha… August 23, 2026 Turn It Into Fuel Fire lays hold of what falls into it, by which a small light would have been extinguished; but when the fire i… August 18, 2026 Withdraw The Verdict Take away your opinion, and there is taken away the complaint, 'I have been harmed.' Take away the complaint, … August 17, 2026 The Exit Is Always Open You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think. August 13, 2026 What You Were Made For In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present- I am rising to the work of a human b… August 12, 2026 Right On Time Everything harmonizes with me, which is harmonious to thee, O Universe. Nothing for me is too early nor too la… August 11, 2026 Make It Work For You The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. August 10, 2026 Take Back The Verdict If thou art pained by any external thing, it is not this that disturbs thee, but thy own judgment about it. An… August 02, 2026 What We Are For Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them. July 29, 2026 Ready To Depart You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think. July 27, 2026 The People You'll Meet Today When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arr… July 25, 2026 The Reason To Rise In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present—I am rising to the work of a human be… July 24, 2026 Reduce It To Now Do not disturb yourself by thinking of the whole of your life. Let not your thoughts at once embrace all the v… July 23, 2026 The Mind That Adapts The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. July 18, 2026 Own What Comes Your Way Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so w… July 14, 2026 You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think. July 13, 2026 Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which toda… July 09, 2026 Look down from above on the countless herds of men, and their multitude of ceremonies, and the varied voyaging… June 29, 2026 Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight. June 18, 2026 You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. June 04, 2026 You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. May 22, 2026 You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. April 03, 2026 You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.