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.

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Stoic Snippets 187

He who fears death either fears the loss of sensation or a different kind of sensation.

But if you shall have no sensation, neither will you feel any harm.

And if you shall acquire another kind of sensation, you will be a different kind of living being, and you will not cease to live.

—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.58

IMAGE: M.C. Escher, Butterflies (1950)

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Stoic Snippets 187

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