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There are nowadays professors of philosophy, but not philosophers

— Henry David Thoreau

“…philosophical concepts nurtured in the stillness of a professor's study could destroy a civilization…but if professors can truly wield this fatal power, may it…

— Isaiah Berlin

“The most critical part of this system was the belief that you, the student who has sought out Stoicism, have the most important job:…

— Ryan Holiday

Stoicism is a philosophy designed for the masses, and if it has to be simplified a bit to reach the masses, so be it.

— Ryan Holiday

“Stoicism is about Joy, Serenity, Meaning and Purpose. It is about being a useful and important member of society.”

— Patrick Ussher

“there was dignity to be found in stoicism,”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

The basic philosophy of stoicism is that you have nothing real external to your own consciousness, that the only thing real is in fact…

— Roger Avary

“University philosophy is, as a rule, mere juggling. Its real aim is to impart to the students, in the deepest ground of their thought,…

— Schopenhauer Arthur

Any philosophy worth taking seriously would have to be built upon a firm foundation of unyielding despair.

— Bertrand Russell

There are clearly people for whom Stoicism immediately "clicks," it comes natural, and others for whom it doesn't. Then again, Stoicism isn't the only…

— Massimo Pigliucci

“philosophers”—the ancient Stoics—even if they’d never read them.* They had the”

— Ryan Holiday

Stoicism is about the *domestication* of emotions, not their elimination.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb