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10 Mental Exercises Michel de Montaigne Used To Live Appropriately

“If I had to live over again, I would live as I have lived.” – Michel de Montaigne Michel de Montaigne (1533 – 1592) is widely appreciated as one of the most important figures in the…

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Seneca’s 12 Rules for a Better Life (Letters from a Stoic Summary)

In his letters to Lucilius, Seneca gives him the following advice: “Measure your life: it just does not have room for so much.” There lies the irony of life. Even though wise people teach you…

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Seneca’s Criticism of Education

What’s the use, after all, of mastering a horse and controlling him with the reins at full gallop if you’re carried away yourself by totally unbridled emotions? – Seneca

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Marcus Aurelius on Finding Motivation

At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: “I have to go to work—as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I…

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