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Show how base it is to pour down more liquor than one can carry, and not to know the capacity of one’s own stomach; show how often the drunkard does things which make him blush when he is sober; state that drunkenness is nothing but a condition of insanity purposely assumed. Prolong the drunkard’s condition to several days; will you have any doubt about his madness? Even as it is, the madness is no less; it merely lasts a shorter time. – Seneca   Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com

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The beard should not be shaved, since it is a protection provided to us by nature. Furthermore, the beard is the emblem of manhood - the human equivalent of the cock's crest and the lion's mane. -Musonius Rufus   Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com

Avoid fraternizing with non-philosophers. If you must, though, be careful not to sink to their level; because, you know, if a companion is dirty, his friends cannot help but get a little dirty too, no matter how clean they started out. -Epictetus The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. –Epictetus Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com  

It’s unfortunate that this has happened. No. It’s fortunate that this has happened and I’ve remained unharmed by it- not shattered by the present or frightened of the future. It could have happened to anyone. But not everyone could have remained unharmed by it. -Marcus Aurelius   Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com

If you decided to do something, don't shrink from being seen doing it, even if the majority of people disapprove. If you're wrong to do it, then you should shrink from doing it altogether; but if you're right, then why worry how people will judge you? -Epictetus   Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com

Remember how long you’ve been putting this off, how many extensions the gods gave you, and you didn’t use them. At some point you have to recognize what world it is that you belong to; what power rules it and from what source you spring; that there is a limit to the time assigned you, and if you don’t use it to free yourself it will be gone and will never return. -Marcus Aurelius Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com

You don’t have to turn this into something. It doesn’t have to upset you. Things can’t shape our decisions by themselves. - Marcus Aurelius Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com

For every challenge, remember the resources you have within you to cope with it. Provoked by the sight of a handsome man or a beautiful woman, you will discover within you the contrary power of self­restraint. Faced with pain, you will discover the power of endurance. If you are insulted, you will discover patience. In time, you will grow to be confident that there is not a single impression that you will not have the moral means to tolerate. -Epictetus   Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com

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If you undertake a role beyond your means, you will not only embarrass yourself in that, you miss the chance of a role that you might have filled successfully. - Epictetus   Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com

Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well. - Epictetus   Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com

If you would not have a man flinch when the crisis comes, train him before it comes. - Seneca   Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com

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“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in that it stands ready for what comes and is not thrown by the unforeseen.” - Marcus Aurelius  Sign up for the newsletter at StoicMettle.com

It is true, however, that no bull reaches maturity in an instant, nor do men become heroes overnight. We must endure a winter training, and can't be dashing into situations for which we aren't yet prepared.  -Epictetus   Sign up for the newletter at StoicMettle.com    

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Learn to ask of all actions, "Why are they doing that?" Starting with your own.    - Marcus Aurelius Contact me through my website at StoicMettle.com and be sure to sign up for the newsletter