Happiness Quote by Oliver Burkeman

“The Stoics, as we have seen, thought tranquility was worth pursuing, and the tranquility they sought, it will be remembered, is a psychological state…

— William B. Irvine

“The world might rage around, yet within the Stoic’s mind, a tranquil sea prevails. The Stoic remains anchored, not carried away by the torrents…

— Kevin L. Michel

“And here lies the essential between Stoicism and the modern-day 'cult of optimism.' For the Stoics, the ideal state of mind was tranquility, not…

— Oliver Burkeman

“According to the Stoics, the circle of control contains just one thing: YOUR MIND.”

— Ryan Holiday

The Stoics thought that a fundamental insight into human life is that some things are up to us and others are not, the famous…

— Massimo Pigliucci

“Stoic tranquility was a psychological state marked by the absence of negative emotions, such as grief, anger, and anxiety, and the presence of positive…

— William B. Irvine

“The philosophy asserts that virtue (meaning, chiefly, the four cardinal virtues of self-control, courage, justice, and wisdom) is happiness, and it is our perceptions…

— Ryan Holiday

“B.C.)—Stoicism stressed the search for inner peace and ethical certainty despite the apparent chaos of the external world by emulating in one’s personal conduct…

— Marcus Aurelius

“The Stoic discovers the model for his virtuous conduct in studying the laws of nature; just as each object, plant, and animal serves its…

— Marcus Aurelius

I've gotten a lot of comfort from the philosophy of the Roman Stoics. For me, one of the most powerful ideas of Stoicism is…

— Elif Batuman

“The single most important practice in Stoic philosophy is differentiating between what we can change and what we can’t. What we have influence over…

— Ryan Holiday

To become a stoic is to endorse the truthfulness of its world view and accept its prescription for how you ought to live, not…

— Julian Baggini