Niya Stoic Quotes
1. Is there such a thing as a cheerful pessimist? That’s what I am. – Charlie Munger
2. The obstacle is the way. – Ryan Holiday
3. There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. – George Santayana
4. Be present above all else. – Naval Ravikant
5. Nothing endures but change. – Heraclitus
6. Man’s character is his fate. – Heraclitus
7. Discomfort is a wise teacher. – Caroline Myss
8. Show people, don’t tell people. – David Goggins
9. He who angers you conquers you. – Elizabeth Kenny
10. Accustom yourself to criticism. – Robert Greene
11. Great times are great softeners. – Ryan Holiday
12. Move toward resistance and pain. – Robert Greene
13. Growth and comfort do not coexist. – Ginny Rometty
14. All cruelty springs from weakness. – Seneca
15. Order your soul. Reduce your wants. – Augustine of Hippo
16. All greatness comes from suffering. – Naval Ravikant
17. You amplify everything you react to. – @TheStoicEmperor
18. While we wait for life, life passes. – Seneca
19. A stoic is a Buddhist with attitude. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
20. The best answer to anger is silence. – Marcus Aurelius
21. The things you own end up owning you. – Joshua Fields Millburn
22. Love without sacrifice is like theft. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
23. Lean into the discomfort of the work. – Brené Brown
24. Problems only exist in the human mind. – Anthony de Mello
25. Discomfort is the currency of success. – Brooke Castillo
26. Difficulty is what wakes up the genius. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
27. We must remember: There is no easy way. – Ryan Holiday
28. To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. – Heraclitus
29. No human thing is of serious importance. – Plato
30. Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it. – Epictetus
31. What is to give light must endure burning. – Viktor Frankl
32. The thicker the skin, the happier the man. – Life Math Money
33. Fragile egos make for fragile friendships. – @TheStoicEmperor
34. A nation is born stoic, and dies epicurean. – Will Durant
35. Life has more meaning in the face of death. – Robert Greene
36. Don’t let jerks live rent-free in your head. – Sam Altman
37. No man is free who is not master of himself. – Epictetus
38. Man conquers the world by conquering himself. – Zeno of Citium
39. Be an island of calm in the sea of craziness. – @TheAncientSage
40. Peace must be found in the imperfect present. – @TheStoicEmperor
41. Keep company only with people who uplift you. – Epictetus
42. He has the most who is content with the least. – Diogenes
43. There is no genius without a touch of madness. – Seneca
44. If you lose self-control everything will fall. – John Wooden
45. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. – Eckhart Tolle
46. Don’t aim to be perfect. Aim to be antifragile. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
47. Expectation is the only seed of disappointment. – Mokokoma Mokhonoana
48. The limit is not the sky. The limit is the mind. – Wim Hof
49. It’s better to conquer grief than to deceive it. – Seneca
50. Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself. – Marcus Aurelius
51. If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you. – Anonymous
52. You’re never given more pain than you can handle. – Byron Katie
53. To be calm is the highest achievement of the self. – Zen proverb
54. Be a master of the mind, not mastered by the mind. – Zen proverb
55. Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods. – Socrates
56. Live your life like you’re the hero in your movie. – Joe Rogan
57. Make the mind tougher by exposing it to adversity. – Robert Greene
58. The willing are led by fate, the reluctant dragged. – Cleanthes
59. Much of what other people know isn’t worth knowing. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
60. The path of least resistance is a terrible teacher. – Ryan Holiday
61. Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference. – Marcus Aurelius
62. If it’s endurable, then endure it. Stop complaining. – Marcus Aurelius
63. Think long term. Execute short term. Experience now. – @TheStoicEmperor
64. Genius often really is just persistence in disguise. – Ryan Holiday
65. Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times. – Aeschylus
66. The goal of life is living in agreement with Nature. – Zeno of Citium
67. If you are easily provoked you are easily controlled. – @TheStoicEmperor
68. Unfollow the mind. Follow the heart. Mute the masses. – @TheAncientSage
69. It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it. – Seneca
70. I’m not afraid of dying. I’m afraid not to have lived. – Wim Hof
71. The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately. – Seneca
72. I love to go and see all the things I am happy without. – Socrates
73. The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief. – Othello
74. You will eventually die and the world will keep moving. – Life Math Money
75. Be disentangled from all perceptions. They are not you. – Brian Thompson
76. Don’t get mad at others because life is kicking your ass. – David Goggins
77. Amor fati – “Love your fate”, which is in fact your life. – Friedrich Nietzsche
78. Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. – Pema Chödrön
79. The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable. – Seneca
80. Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. – Marcus Aurelius
81. The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred. – Dalai Lama
82. What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. – Tim Ferriss
83. Learn to detach yourself from the chaos of the battlefield. – Robert Greene
84. You find peace by coming to terms with what you don’t know. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
85. Timendi causa est nescire — Ignorance is the cause of fear. – Seneca
86. Death smiles at us all, but all a man can do is smile back. – Marcus Aurelius
87. Each of us needs what nature gives us, when nature gives it. – Marcus Aurelius
88. Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form. – Rumi
89. It is a sign of weakness to avoid showing signs of weakness. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
90. Failure and deprivation are the best educators and purifiers. – Albert Einstein
91. Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be, be one. – Marcus Aurelius
92. The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. – William James
93. What are the secret of success? -one word answer: “rational”. – Charlie Munger
94. You will be attacked for doing the right thing. Do it anyway. – @TheStoicEmperor
95. A man is no bigger than the smallest thing that provokes him. – Dan Horton
96. Intelligence consists in ignoring things that are irrelevant. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
97. The wise man listens to meaning, the fool only gets the noise. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
98. Life’s three best teachers: heartbreak, empty pocket, failures. – Haemin Sunim
99. Weak men act to satisfy their needs, stronger men their duties. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
100. The great law of nature is that it never stops. There is no end. – Ryan Holiday
