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, July 31, 2022

Stoic Snippets 155

Remember that to change your opinion and to follow him who corrects your error is as consistent with freedom as it is to persist in your error.

For it is your own, the activity which is exerted according to your own movement and judgment, and indeed according to your own understanding too.

—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.16

IMAGE: Rembrandt, The Return of the Prodigal Son (c. 1668)

A Stoic Breviary: Classical Wisdom in Daily Practice

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Sunday, July 31, 2022

Stoic Snippets 155

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