Daily touch of inspirations
Daily Touch of Inspirations
December 15th: A simple way to measure our days
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
This is the mark of perfection of character — to spend each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, laziness, or any pretending. — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations,7.69
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June 12th: A trained mind is better than any script
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
In this way you must understand how laughable it is to say, "Tell me what to do!" What advice could I possibly give? No, a far better request is, "Train my mind to adapt to any circumstance"... In this way, if circumstances take you off script... you won't be deperate for a new prompting. —Epictetus, Discourses, 2.2.20b-1;24b-25a
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May 9th: Carpe Diem
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Let us therefore set out whole-heartedly, leaving aside our many distractions and exert ourselves in this single purpose, before we realize too late the swift and unstoppable flight of time and are left behind. As each day arises, welcome it as the very best day of all, and make it your own possession. We must seize what flees. ~Seneca, Moral Letters, 108.27b-28a
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June 6th: When to stick and when to quit
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Think of those who, not by fault of inconsistency but by lack of effort, are too unstable to life as they wish, but only live as they have begun. —Seneca, On Tranquility of Mind, 2.6b
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
[Philippians 2:3-5]
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Erase the false impressions from your mind by constantly saying to yourself. I have it in my soul to keep out any evil desire or any kind of disturbance- instead, seeing the true nature of things, I will give them only their due. Always remember this power that nature gave you.
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.29—
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May 4th: What's truly impressive
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
How much better is It to be known for doing well by many than for living extravagantly? How much more worthy than spending on sticks and stones is it to spend on people? ~Musonius Rufus, Lectures, 19.
I am your teacher an you are learning in my school. My aim is to bring you to completion, unhindered, free from compulsive behavior, unrestrained, without shame, free, flourishing, and happy, looking to God in things great and small - your aim is to learn and diligently practice all these things. Why then don't you complete the work, if you have the right aim and I have both right aim and right preparation? What is missing?... The work is quite feasible and is the only thing in our power... Let go of the past. We must only begin. Believe me and you will see.
— Epictetus, Discourses, 2.19.29-34 —
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May 6th: Righteousness is beautiful
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Then what makes a beautiful human being? Isn't it the presence of human excellence? Young friend, if you wish to be beautiful, then work diligently at human excellence. And what is that? Observe those whom you praise without prejudice. The just or the unjust? The just. The even- tempered or the undisciplined? The even- tempered. The self-controlled or the uncontrolled? The self- controlled. In making yourself that kind of person, you will become beautiful- but to the extent you ignore these qualities, you'll be ugly, even if you use every trick in the book to appear beautiful. ~Epictetus, Discourses, 3.1.6b-9