Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
— Marcus Aurelius
Meditations, Book 4
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8 quotes on resilience from the Stoic tradition.
Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
Meditations, Book 4
Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.
Meditations, Book 5
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
Meditations, Book V
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
Meditations, Book 5
Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my color.
Meditations, Book 7
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.
Letters from a Stoic
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
Letters from a Stoic, Letter 78
Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.
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