The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman is a collection of 366 daily meditations drawn from the writings of Stoic philosophers such as Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca.
The Daily Stoic
by Ryan Holiday
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366 meditations on wisdom, perseverance, and the art of living, drawing from the greatest Stoic philosophers.
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Key Quotes by Category
Resilience
“The obstacle is the way.”
On turning adversity into advantage
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
Seneca on adversity as training
Control & Perception
“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
Marcus Aurelius on the locus of control
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”
Epictetus on focus and acceptance
Virtue & Action
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
Marcus Aurelius on action over debate
“Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourself.”
Epictetus on inner virtue
Courage
“He who fears death will never do anything worthy of a man who is alive.”
Seneca on fear and courage
“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”
Marcus Aurelius on living fully
Discipline
“No man is free who is not master of himself.”
Epictetus on self-discipline
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
Epictetus on identity and action