To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. #stoicism #life #philosophy
"Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on." #stoicism #life #philosophy
"The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own ..." #stoicism #life #philosophy
Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) was an American rapper, actor, and activist, considered one of the most influential rappers of all time.
"They've got money for war but can't feed the poor." #stoicism #life #philosophy
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher who, while not a Stoic, engaged with and critiqued Stoic ideas in his work on ethics, morality, and the human condition.
"In heaven, all the interesting people are missing." #stoicism #life #philosophy
Hippocrates (c. 460 - c. 370 BC) was an ancient Greek physician, traditionally regarded as the father of medicine, known for the Hippocratic Oath.
"Before you heal someone, ask him if he's willing to give up the things that make him sick." #stoicism #life #philosophy
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BC - 65 AD) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist, known for his influential writings on ethics and natural philosophy.
"No man can have a peaceful life who thinks too much about lengthening it." #stoicism #life #philosophy
Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a French philosopher, author, and journalist, known for his contributions to absurdism and existentialism.
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." #stoicism #life #philosophy
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, and philosopher whose writings on rhetoric, politics, and ethics greatly influenced Western thought.
"More law, less justice" #stoicism #life #philosophy
Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) was a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, best known for his personal writings 'Meditations' which reflect on ethical self-improvement and duty.
"Very little is needed to make a happy life, it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking." #stoicism #life #philosophy