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.
The Death of Marcus Aurelius
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Diogenes for the Day, 9/20/2018
To one who by argument claimed he had proven conclusively that he had horns, Diogenes said, touching his forehead, "Well, I for my part don't see any."
In like manner, when somebody declared that there is no such thing as motion, he got up and walked about.
When some one was discoursing on celestial phenomena, "How many days," asked Diogenes, "were you in coming from the sky?"
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