Stop Worrying About Hitting Your Target! Focus on This, Instead
from Phil Van Treuren It's just a fact of life that we're not going to hit all the targets we aim for. But Stoicism teaches Read More >>
Stoicism & Impressions: Most Scary Stuff is Just a Silly Mask
from Phil Van Treuren Getting scared by stuff that jumps out at us or is strange to us is a natural part of being human, Read More >>
Epictetus and the Broken Cup
from Phil Van Treuren Epictetus said that there are objects in your life that you might enjoy, but it's important to remember what they really Read More >>
Dear Politics
A poem by Phil Van Treuren Today, at last, I escape your grasp— Or rather, I choose to remove you . . . For within Read More >>
We suffer more in imagination than in reality
"We suffer more in imagination than in reality" is a famous quote from the Stoic philosopher Seneca, who was also a Roman statesman, playwright and Read More >>
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials
"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials" is a famous quote from the Stoic philosopher Seneca, who was also Read More >>
It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste much of it
"It's not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste much of it" is a famous quote from the Stoic philosopher Read More >>
All cruelty springs from weakness
"All cruelty springs from weakness" is a famous quote from the Stoic philosopher Seneca, who was also a Roman statesman, playwright and politician.