Stoic Quote of the Day
“If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labor passes quickly, but the good endures.”
Previous Daily Stoic Quotes
Missed a day? Here are the quotes from the past week.
“No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don't have.”
“No man is free who is not master of himself.”
“I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.”
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
“A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.”
“The best answer to anger is silence.”
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About the Daily Stoic Quote
What is the Stoic quote of the day?+
Every day StoicZone features one quote from the great Stoic philosophers, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus, to give you a single idea to reflect on and put into practice.
When does the daily Stoic quote change?+
A new quote appears every day at midnight (UTC). Everyone sees the same quote on the same day, so you can share it and discuss it with others.
How should I use a daily Stoic quote?+
Read the quote in the morning, ask yourself how it applies to the day ahead, and return to it in the evening to reflect on where you lived up to it and where you fell short. This mirrors the morning and evening reflections practised by Seneca and Marcus Aurelius.
Who were the Stoic philosophers?+
Stoicism was founded in Athens around 300 BC by Zeno of Citium. Its best-known teachers are Seneca, a Roman statesman and writer; Epictetus, a former slave who became a renowned teacher; and Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor who wrote the Meditations.