"If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"Every person is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them." #stoicism #life #philosophy

There 1s no way to happiness happiness is the way. #stoicism #life #philosophy

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Heraclitus might seem a bit poetic, but his beautiful lines are direct advice and timeless, perspective- changing observations. #stoicism #life #philosophy

"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

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. #stoicism #life #philosophy

"That which isn't good for the hive, isn't good for the bee." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further." #stoicism #life #philosophy

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think. #stoicism #life #philosophy

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"Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"You always have the option of having no opinion." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"Freedom isn't secured by filling up on your heart's desire but by removing your desire." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"A thought comes when it will, not when I will." #stoicism #life #philosophy

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"If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you." #stoicism #life #philosophy

Emptiness comes as a sunset comes of an evening, full of beauty, enchantment, and richness; it comes as naturally as the blossoming of a flower. #stoicism #life #philosophy

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others. #stoicism #life #philosophy

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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