We do not find virtue in a man by the quality of his circumstances, but the quality of his actions.
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Quotes I've found interesting
Quotes about stoicism, software development, personal development or just whatever I wanted to remember.
If you’ve lost your job, if you went through a painful breakup, if you’ve been forced to start over, if your sandcastle or your ship has been swallowed up—congratulations, you’ve been gifted a remarkable opportunity. You get to choose the life you want to build. Well done, Fortune, to drive you thus to the life you’ve always wanted.
Ryan Holiday, Daily Stoic Email, 8/10/2021
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London
People were so easily fooled. All you had to do was give them a reason to believe something and they would almost always do so.
Terry Brooks, The Last Druid