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.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Dhammapada 155
Men who have not observed proper discipline, and have not gained treasure in their youth, perish like old herons in a lake without fish.
Please, no more comments that this a goose, not a heron. Of course it is a goose, on a dry lake bed, and the breed of the bird isn't the point.
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