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We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
Letters from a Stoic, Letter 13
This quote by Seneca highlights the Stoic concept of fear and imagination. The wisdom found in Letters from a Stoic remains highly relevant today, reminding us to focus on our inner state rather than external circumstances.
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
Fragments
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
Meditations, Book 12
It is the responsibility of leadership to work intelligently with what is given, and not waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.
Meditations