Desire Quote by William B. Irvine

“Pre-Socratic philosophy begins ... with the discovery of Nature; Socratic philosophy begins with the discovery of man's soul."3”

— William B. Irvine

“According to Seneca, “A man is as wretched as he has convinced himself that he is.” He therefore recommends that we “do away with…

— William B. Irvine

“For the Stoics, however, the near impossibility of becoming a sage is not a problem. They talk about sages primarily so they will have…

— William B. Irvine

“Indeed, pursuing pleasure, Seneca warns, is like pursuing a wild beast: On being captured, it can turn on us and tear us to pieces.…

— William B. Irvine

“reason tends to be the servant rather than the master of desire.”

— William B. Irvine

“Whenever you undertake an activity in which public failure is a possibility, you are likely to experience butterflies in your stomach. I mentioned above…

— William B. Irvine

“They warn us to be careful in choosing our associates; other people, after all, have the power to shatter our tranquility—if we let them.”

— William B. Irvine

“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

“WHAT DO YOU WANT out of life?”

— William B. Irvine

“Before Socrates, philosophers were primarily interested in explaining the world around them and the phenomena of that world—in doing what we would now call…

— William B. Irvine

“the art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.”46”

— William B. Irvine

“he is blessed who dies not late but well.”) It”

— William B. Irvine