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
Monday, July 24, 2023
Epictetus, Golden Sayings 170
When you visit any of those in power, bethink yourself that you will not find him in; that you may not be admitted; that the door may be shut in your face; that he may not concern himself about you.
If with all this, it is your duty to go, bear what happens, and never say to yourself, "It was not worth the trouble!"
For that would smack of the foolish and unlearned, who suffer outward things to touch them.
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