Stoicism was “one of the dominant philosophical systems of the Hellenistic period,” per the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Yale University Press described Stoicism as a “historically deep tradition that claimed it had the resources to address the problems of human life.” Basically, in simple terms, Stoics were big on the fact that a lot of things were out of our control—including death—and that humans should accept that dead-on (pun intended).
So, with that said, Seneca’s quote for today is all about the “power of the mind” and how unyielding it can be.
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Quote of the Day by Seneca
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Seneca’s quote is often attributed to a letter of his from the book The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca: Essays and Letters, which was published in 1958. However, he talks about “unconquerable spirit” more in Letters on Ethics, which came out in 2015 and was translated by Margaret Graver and A.A. Long.
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And you don’t have to be a Stoic to live out this quote either. If you believe in yourself and believe that you have an invincible and powerful mind, you’re bound to be better equipped to handle challenges. Sure, you need to be realistic. But it’s amazing what confidence can do to your mindset.
More Quotes from Seneca
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”“All cruelty springs from weakness.”“You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.”“If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.”“It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much. ... The life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully.”“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.”Up Next:
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