When you need words of encouragement, you may not immediately think of quotes from Stoic philosophers. After all, being stoic evokes thoughts of calm without emotion. However, Stoicism, the ancient ...

Many people are unfamiliar with the writings of Marcus Aurelius or Seneca, but their philosophy of stoicism is currently enjoying a resurgence. They were especially relevant in times of hardship and ...

A few years ago, I came across an article on Stoicism that reignited my interest in this ancient philosophy. My first exposure had come many years earlier when a friend gave me a copy of Meditations ...

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Stress and anxiety hamper the quality of life, and recent surveys suggest levels are at an all-time high. Pressures at home and at work have been exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, economic ...

When most of us think of philosophy, our eyes glaze over a little and we ask ourselves how it remotely applies to real life. So when I tell you about a newly released book filled with ancient Stoic ...

For the Ancient Greeks, virtue was the most important quality a person could have, and being virtuous was the absolute goal ...

In an age of marble columns and military conquests, where emperors were often more feared than revered, one man ruled not just with a sword, but with a pen—and a startling degree of self-awareness.