—Michel de Montaigne, Essays 2.17
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.
Proud of how humble he is or humbled by how proud he is in a moment of insight?
ReplyDeleteYes? ;-) Do you know that feeling where you sense your significance precisely because you are so insignificant?
DeleteI think so. Especially when I look at Hubble telescope images. It gets almost terrifying.
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