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, May 29, 2019
Ecclesiastes 7:7-12
[7] Surely oppression makes the wise man foolish,
and a bribe corrupts the mind.
[8] Better is the end of a thing than its beginning;
and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
[9] Be not quick to anger,
for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
[10] Say not, "Why were the former days better than these?"
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
[11] Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
an advantage to those who see the sun.
[12] For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money;
and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life
of him who has it.
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