A Stoic Breviary: Classical Wisdom in Daily Practice

Building upon many years of privately shared thoughts on the real benefits of Stoic Philosophy, Liam Milburn eventually published a selection of Stoic passages that had helped him to live well. They were accompanied by some of his own personal reflections. This blog hopes to continue his mission of encouraging the wisdom of Stoicism in the exercise of everyday life. All the reflections are taken from his notes, from late 1992 to early 2017.

Sunday, May 27, 2018

The Scout Law

As a reference for Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.5:

These are a set of postcards from 1913, presenting the Scout Law. Though the style may seem corny to some of us these days, the content is timeless. It still works for me as a reminder of everyday virtues:

A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.

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Sunday, May 27, 2018

The Scout Law

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