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September 22nd: No pain, no gain
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Difficulties show a person's character. So when a challenge confronts you, remember that God is matching you with a younger sparring partner, as would a physical trainer. Why? Becoming an Olympian takes sweat! I think no one has a better challenge than yours, if only you would use it like an athlete would that younger sparring partner.— Epictetus, Discourses, 1.24.1-2
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August 29th: Want Nothing = Have everything
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don't have, and to cheerfully put to good use what they do have. — Seneca, Moral Letters, 123.3
If people misunderstand you, do not worry.
It is your voice that they hear, but what goes through their mind is... their own thoughts.
—(resource)Muhammad Rumi
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August 6th: There is always more room to maneuver than you think
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Apply yourself to thinking through difficulties — hard times can be softened, tight squeezes widened, and heavy loads made lighter for those who can apply the right pressure. — Seneca, On Tranquility of Mind, 10.4b
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August 5th: Silence is strength
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Silence is a lesson learned from the many sufferings of life.— Seneca, Thyestes, 309
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August 1st: Don't go expecting perfection
Ryan Holiday, The 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
That cucumber is bitter, so toss it out! There are thorns on the path, then keep away! Enough said. Why ponder the existence of nuisance? Such thinking would make you laughing stock to the true student of Nature, just as a carpenter or cobbler would laugh if you pointed out the sawdust and chips on the floors of their shops. Yet while those shopkeepers have dustbins for disposal, Nature has no need of them. — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.50