Stoic Wisdom

“We must take a higher view of all things and bear with them more easily: it better becomes a man to scoff at…”

— Seneca

“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the begin…”

— Bertrand Russell

“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, until, in our own despair, aga…”

— Aeschylus

“Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account.”

— Musonius Rufus