Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
No one is crushed by Fortune, unless they are first deceived by her... those who aren't pompous in good times, don't have their bubbles burst with change. Against either circumstance, the stable person keeps their rational soul invincible, for it's precisely in the good times they prove their strength against adversity. — Seneca, On Consolation to Helvia, 5.4b,5b-6
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Such behavior! People don't want to praise their contemporaries whose lives they actually share, but hold great expectations for the praise of future generations — people they haven't met or ever will! This is akin to being upset that past generations didn't praise you. — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 6.18
Much of the advice we’ve been told about achievement is logical, earnest…and downright wrong. In Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary science behind what actually determines success and most importantly, how anyone can achieve it. You’ll learn:
• Why valedictorians rarely become millionaires, and how your biggest weakness might actually be your greatest strength
