[Music] to get everything you want is not a good thing disease makes Health seem sweet hunger leads to the appreciation of being full-fed tiredness creates the enjoyment of resting to be even- minded is the greatest virtue wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature much learning does not teach understanding the only thing that is constant is change it is in changing that we find purpose no man ever steps in the same river twice for it's not the same river and he's not the same man the road up and the road
down is one and the same we are more often frightened and hurt and we suffer more in imagination than in reality it isn't the things themselves that disturb people but the judgments that they form about them if you want something good get it from yourself you can bind up my leg but not even Zeus has the power to break my freedom of choice how does it help to make troubles heavier by bemoaning them don't seek for everything to happen as you wish it would but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will then your
life will flow well don't explain your philosophy embody it when we are no longer able to change a situation we are challenged to change ourselves you have power over your mind not outside events realize this and you will find strength wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for a kindness by all means Mary if you get a good wife you'll become happy if you get a bad one you'll become a philosopher strong Minds discuss ideas average Minds discuss events weak Minds discuss people we have two ears and one mouth so that we
can listen twice as much as we speak steal your sensibilities so that life shall hurt you as little as possible man conquers the World by conquering himself smart people learn from everything and everyone average people from their experiences stupid people already have all the answers be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence small-minded people blame others average people blame themselves the wise see all blame as foolishness thou shouldst Eat to Live not live to eat 12 bad habits all stoics should avoid one don't be overheard complaining even to yourself two don't put
on airs about your self-improvement three don't overindulge in eating or drinking four don't speak more than you listen five don't avoid difficulty six don't tie your identity to the clothes you wear things you own seven don't conceal what you truly believe 8 don't go along just to get along nine don't put off to tomorrow what can be finished today 10 don't shun people you disagree with 11 don't sleep the day away 12 don't neglect your friendships the five most valuable lessons from Marcus Aurelius number one be different from those who harm you number two you're
not as significant as you may think no one will remember you tomorrow number three focus on what you're doing in the present moment number four what's bad for the community is also bad for the individual number five everything is impermanent everything that exists today will cease to exist tomorrow seven habits to become highly stoic one be ready for the unexpected when you wake up in the morning tell yourself the people I deal with with today will be meddling ungrateful arrogant dishonest jealous and Surly two stop worrying about things you can't control of things some are
in our power and others are not three Keep Calm in chaos to be like the rock that waves keep crashing over it stands unmoved and the Raging of the Sea Falls still around it four be happy with what you have it is not the man who has too little but the man who craves more that is poor five accept everything that happens seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish but wish the things which happen to be as they are and you will have a tranquil flow of Life six talk less
listen more seven do not fear death when the craziest philosopher in history was asked why he accepted money from people he said to show them how they should spend their money when Plato has seen him kneed deep in a stream washing vegetables he approached him and said oh my goodness if you knew how to court Kings you wouldn't have to wash vegetables and he responded if you knew how to wash vegetables you wouldn't have to court Kings when he stood in front of a brothel shouting a beautiful prostitute is like poisoned honey a beautiful prostitute
is like poisoned honey the men entering the house threw him one or two coins to make him be quiet it eventually he had collected enough money and he also entered the brothel according to history Alexander the Great arrived in the city of Corinth where he encountered diogenes of copi a cynical philosopher who lived in poverty and renounced material possessions diogenes was sitting in a barrel under the sun when Alexander approached him I am Alexander the Great the mighty conqueror whatever you ask for I can grant it to you I am diogenes the dog and I
would like you to move a little to the right you are blocking my son diogenes don't you fear me Alexander the Great do you consider yourself a good man or a bad one I consider myself a good man then why should I be afraid we shall imprison him Emperor for disrespecting you it won't be necessary I want you all to remain silent I am Alexander the Great but if I were not I would like to be diogenes the dog The Story Goes that Socrates was res under a tree when one of his disciples approached him
in a hurry and said master I want to tell you something a friend of yours has been speaking ill of you Socrates interrupted saying wait a moment have you passed this through the three filters before telling me the three filters I'm not sure what you mean the first filter is that of Truth are you completely sure that what you're going to tell me is true in all its aspects the truth is I don't know I simply heard someone say it all right now the second filter is that of goodness is what you're going to tell
me something good or beneficial no actually it's not then we come to the last filter necessity is it necessary for you to tell me this about my friend to be honest it's not it will only create prejudices and damage his reputation if it's not true nor good nor necessary then it doesn't deserve to be heard when the craziest philosopher in history was caught masturbating in public he said he wish it were as easy to get rid of hunger by touching his belly when a man called him a dog he urinated on the man's leg when
the man got angry he said if I'm a dog why are you surprised when he was sentenced to Exile by the people of cop he said and I condemn you to remain in this city when he was sold as a slave and the auctioneer asked what kind of work he was good for he replied to be a master when Plato defined find humans as the only featherless bipeds he entered his lecture with a plucked chicken and said behold a man when he saw the son of an unwed mother throwing stones at the crowd he approached
him and said be careful boy you might hit your father when the craziest philosopher in history was caught masturbating in public he said he wished it were as easy to get rid of hunger by touching his belly when a man called him a dog he urinated on the man's leg when the man got angry he said if I'm a dog why are you surprised when he was sentenced to Exile by the people of cop he said and I condemn you to remain in this city when he was sold as a slave and the auctioneer asked
what kind of work he was good for he replied to be a master when Plato defined humans as the only featherless bipeds he entered his lecture with a plucked chicken and said behold a man when he saw the son of an unwed mother throwing stones at the crowd he approached him and said be careful boy you might hit your father
