Book: Encheiridion
Author: Epictetus
Translator: Thomas William Hazen Rolleston
Section: Section X
Original language: Greek
Perspective: Every difficulty gives us a chance to practice a virtue. Hard work trains perseverance. Insult trains patience.
Book: On the Shortness of Life
Author: Seneca
Translator: John W. Basore
Section: Chapter I
Original language: Latin
Theme: Time, mortality, wasted life, attention, and intentional living
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> Accept what happens, then choose your response. Peace begins when we stop fighting reality and focus on what is still within our control.
Book: Encheiridion
Author: Epictetus
Translator: Thomas William Hazen Rolleston
Section: Section V
Original language: Greek
Theme: Judgment, perception, emotional discipline, and mental disturbance
Book: Moral Letters to Lucilius
Author: Seneca
Translator: Richard Mott Gummere
Section: Letter 13, Section 4,
Original language: Latin
Theme: Fear, anxiety, overthinking, and Stoic emotional discipline
Book: Letters to a Young Poet
Author: Rainer Maria Rilke
Section: Letter Seven
Theme: Love, solitude, maturity, and the difficulty of truly loving another person
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Book: The Emperor Marcus Antoninus: His Conversation with Himself
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Section: Book III, Section 9
Original language: Greek
Theme: Stoic mindset, inner life, judgment, and cognitive discipline
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Book: Meditations
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Section: Book 8, Section 19
Original language: Greek
Translation referenced: George Long
Theme: Stoic purpose, duty, human nature, and living according to one’s role