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 17, 2026

Stoic Snippets 279

Consider that everything is opinion, and opinion is in your power.

Take away, then, when you choose your opinion, and like a mariner who has doubled the promontory, you will find calm, everything stable, and a waveless bay.

—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.22

IMAGE: William Bradford, A Sunset Calm in the Bay of Fundy (1860)

A Stoic Breviary: Classical Wisdom in Daily Practice

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Stoic Snippets 279

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