50 Stoic Quotes – Deepest Wisest Quotes Ever!
Looking for the very best Stoic quotes? These 50 epic Stoic quotes will show you what true wisdom is all about.
Hey my friend,
Let’s chat about Stoic quotes.
The following quotes from Stoicism will definitely make you think and expand your mind.
These Stoic quotes will also give you a different perspective on life.
Let me share with you the very best Stoic quotes.
So without further ado, here are the 50 Stoic quotes – embrace these and enjoy!
STOIC QUOTES
1 – If a man knows not which port he sails, no wind is favorable. Seneca
2 – When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. Viktor Frankl
3 – He who fears death will never do anything worth of a man who is alive. Seneca
4 – If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out this judgment now. Marcus Aurelius
5 -It is not the man who has too little that is poor, but the one who hankers after more. Seneca
6 – Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be One. Marcus Aurelius
7- Time is like a river made up of the events which happen, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and another comes in its place, and this will be carried away too. Marcus Aurelius
8 – There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will. Epictetus
9 – Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. Marcus Aurelius
10 – He has the most who is content with the least. Diogenes
STOIC QUOTES
11 – Think of the life you have lived until now as over and, as a dead man, see what’s left as a bonus and live it according to Nature. Love the hand that fate deals you and play it as your own, for what could be more fitting? Marcus Aurelius
12 – I begin to speak only when I’m certain what I’ll say isn’t better left unsaid. Cato
13 – Life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future. Seneca
14 – You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think. Marcus Aurelius
15 -This is our big mistake: to think we look forward to death. Most of death is already gone. Whatever time has passed is owned by death. Seneca
16 – What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. Viktor Frankl
17- We should always be asking ourselves: “Is this something that is, or is not, in my control? Epictetus
18 – The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable.Se neca
19 – No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don’t have, and to cheerfully put to good use what they do have. Seneca
20 – Many are the things that have caused terror during the night and been turned into matters of laughter with the coming of daylight. Seneca
STOIC QUOTES
21 – Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. Viktor Frankl
22 – We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more in imagination than in reality. Seneca
23 – Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have. Epictetus
24 – Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions — not outside. Marcus Aurelius
25 – Floods will rob us of one thing, fire of another. These are conditions of our existence which we cannot change. What we can do is adopt a noble spirit, such a spirit as befits a good person, so that we may bear up bravely under all that fortune sends us and bring our wills into tune with nature’s. Seneca
26 – A man is no bigger than the smallest thing that provokes him. Dan Horton
27- How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself? Epictetus
28 – Another person will not hurt you without your cooperation. You are hurt the moment you believe yourself to be. Epictetus
29 – The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. Marcus Aurelius
30 – First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. Epictetus
STOIC QUOTES
31 – Problems only exist in the human mind. Anthony de Mello
32 – Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it. Epictetus
33 – If it is not right, do not do it, if it is not true, do not say it. Marcus Aurelius
34 -How does it help…to make troubles heavier by bemoaning them? Seneca
35 – When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval. Epictetus
36 -Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. Epictetus
37- The obstacle is the way. Ryan Holiday
38 – In each action that you undertake, consider what comes before and what follows after, and only then proceed to the action itself. Epictetus
39 – The greatest remedy for anger is delay. Seneca
40 – Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. Voltaire
STOIC QUOTES
41 – If you want to determine the nature of anything, entrust it to time: when the sea is stormy, you can see nothing clearly. Seneca
42 – Whatever happens to you has been waiting to happen since the beginning of time. The twining strands of fate wove both of them together. Marcus Aurelius
43 – Our efforts do not owe us our desired outcomes. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
44 – Curb your desire—don’t set your heart on so many things and you will get what you need. Epictetus
45 -Man is mostly a collection of emotions, most of which he would do better not to be feeling. Neel Burton
46 – A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. Seneca
47- Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods. Socrates
48 – Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference. Marcus Aurelius
49 – External thinks are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.” Marcus Aurelius
50 – If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, ‘He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would have not mentioned these alone.’ Epictetus
BONUS: Problems only exist in the human mind. Anthony de Mello
Much love,
Frances Vidakovic
-
Before You Go…
– See my EVERYTHING PAGE and grab a free gift > HERE
– Get instant access to EVERY COURSE I’ve ever created > HERE
– Listen to my INSPIRING LIFE PODCAST on Spotify or via Apple Podcasts.
– Or for biz owners, listen to LIFE COACH FOR BIZ MOMS Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
I’m Frances Vidakovic – a mindset & action coach for quietly ambitious women who want to stop overthinking and finally take aligned action. I help women achieve their goals and follow through on what matters, without sacrificing their sanity or soul.