Maxims Explained

Posted on June 15, 2019June 10, 2019 by Simon

“Aphorisms lose their charm when explained.” From The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Taleb... Read More

Wallace Stegner

Posted on June 14, 2019June 8, 2019 by Simon

“Exploration like seduction puts a premium on the virgin” Wallace Stegner In Beyond the Hundredth Meridian... Read More

Shaping Your Mind

Posted on June 11, 2019May 7, 2019 by Simon

“Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in it.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman... Read More

Guests are Guests

Posted on June 4, 2019May 7, 2019 by Simon

“Uninvited guests might arrive at your house, but you don’t have to ask them to stay for dinner.” From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman... Read More

Honor

Posted on May 28, 2019May 7, 2019 by Simon

“Honor what you do not know.” From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman... Read More

Learning

Posted on May 21, 2019May 7, 2019 by Simon

“It is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows.” Epictetus, Discourses... Read More

My Tongue

Posted on May 9, 2019May 4, 2019 by Simon

My life is lived with tongue in cheek. Please relax and see all my posts as gentle teasing. ... Read More

Friends

Posted on May 6, 2019May 3, 2019 by Simon

“The only way to have a friend is to be one” Ralph Waldo Emerson... Read More

Stoic Postcards Eight

Posted on March 29, 2019February 1, 2019 by Simon

The four cardinal virtues: self-control, courage, justice and wisdom Stoic Wisdom... Read More

Stoic Postcards Seven

Posted on March 22, 2019February 1, 2019 by Simon

“Knowledge, self-knowledge in particular, is freedom.” Stoic Wisdom... Read More

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