Thoughts and analysis of famous quotes.
I've noticed that especially in times of Corona, when most days are similar, time whizzes by at an incredible pace. On top of that, the older you get, the faster the passage of time seems. In this post, I want to share with you a short but very meaningful quote....
The other day while reading Jordan B. Peterson's book, "Why We Think What We Think," it was about the need to know where you stand in order to plan a future worth achieving. This quote from Epictetus describes that exact approach. Only 2000 years earlier. The other day we looked at the quote "When a...
I have noticed that especially in the times of the Internet, the opinions of the individual have more and more reach. In the course of this, I would like to deal with a quote from Epictetus that deals with the opinions of others. "It is not things themselves that trouble people, but opinions and judgments about things." Epictetus When we...
Zeno of Kition is considered the founder of the Stoa. A philosophy in which one considers the whole of existence in its entirety and takes one's place in this order through emotional self-control. Here it is important to understand that although one cannot change all external circumstances, one can determine one's own reaction towards these circumstances. One who is...
Epictetus was a simple man. For a simple life corresponded to his idea of a good life. Some views and beliefs Epictetus had from the traditions of earlier Stoics, but he himself also had a significant influence on Stoicism. Many of his ideas and quotes are still very well known today. The meaning of one of these quotes we will...
The thought of what truth is has always fascinated me. And of course I am not alone in this: Several great thinkers have dealt with the idea of what truth is, how it depends on perspective and how it is influenced by opinion. One of them was the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius. The...
If you don't know where you want to go in life, you will have difficulty navigating life. If we don't define a destination we are heading towards, we don't know what decisions we need to make to get there. If we don't make a decision about how to navigate, we may just end up...
In many Far-Eastern philosophies and religions, the pursuit of enlightenment and happiness is an integral aspect. I realized years ago that we in the West also feel a need for this, but in our cultures we are not actively engaged with these goals. In most cases, in westernized countries, the...
Life is like a play. It does not depend on how long it is, but how colorful. Lucius Annaeus Seneca As with many things in life, life in and of itself does not depend on length or size. But how active and good you make it. The...
Seneca was a follower of the Stoic philosophy. An important part of the Stoic life is not to be upset by outside influences. But external influences can also quickly manifest themselves in our own thoughts. I have been engaged in working on myself in this regard for years and find in this...
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