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
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Stoic Snippets 284
How does the ruling faculty make use of itself? For all lies in this.
But everything else, whether it is in the power of your will or not, is only lifeless ashes and smoke.
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.33
IMAGE: David Roberts, The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem (1850)
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