Always Be Confident

https://alwaysbeconfident.com/ Fasting & Flames of Anger It takes greater courage refusing to withdraw oneself, neither making oneself conspicuous nor part of the crowd. Toughen the soul, & set aside days to test oneself against conditions one fears; accordingly train before it comes, so as not to flinch when crisis comes. It is not how big a fire you can cast, it matters upon where the fl...

https://alwaysbeconfident.com/ 对许多众人来说，获得财富不是结局，仅仅是换来了不同的烦恼；错误不在于财富，而在于思想本身。 如果你一无所有，寻求其他理想前，是否先寻求理解。 在哲学和财富上

The acquisition of riches has been for many people, is not an end, but a change, of troubles;  For the fault is not in the wealth, but in the mind itself.  If you have nothing, before anything else, seek understanding first. Wisdom offers wealth in ready money, & pays it over to those in whose eyes it has made wealth superfluous. Change the age in which you live, & you have too m...

https://youtu.be/StchYfbNLSk https://alwaysbeconfident.com/ 为什么是哲学？  哲学，是一个题，不是言语，而是实事。  自然的需求是微小的，意见的需求是无限的。  如果你按照自然生活，你永远不会贫穷；  如果你按照意见生活，你永远不会富有。  再会。  塞内卡，坚道学。 

https://alwaysbeconfident.com/ Why Philosophy ? Philosophy, it is a matter, not of words, but of facts. Nature's wants are slight, the demands of opinion are boundless. "If you live according to nature, you will never be poor; if you live according to opinion, you will never be rich."  Seneca, StoicTaoist.

https://stoictaoism.org/ 什么运动？  培养身心健康；无论你做什么，从身体到精神；培养那些随着岁月而进步的东西。  为何要求命运给予我们财富；我宁愿要求自己不要渴望？  想想，不求任何东西是多么愉快，知足是多么高尚&不依赖命运。  论肌肉与大脑 

https://stoictaoism.org/ Cultivate the health of both mind & body; Whatever you do, come back soon from body to mind; Cultivate that which improves with the years.   Why should we demand of Fate that it provide & Fortune to give; I much rather demand that of myself that I should not crave & yearn ?   Reflect how pleasant it is to demand nothing, how noble it is to be contente...

https://stoictaoism.org/ 怎么不被欺负？  什么使身体害怕？  要明智&避开那些可能伤害你的人，不要让别人看到你在躲避他们；避免什么，就谴责什么；当我们选择不压制他人时，我们会让他们认为他们可以践踏我们。   智者认他所行为视为理性，而不尽是结果；初始是自己的力量；命运决定结果。  论退出世界的原因  一个渴望财富的人会因为它而感到恐惧，然而，没有人会享受它所带来的焦虑；当一个总是...

https://stoictaoism.org/ How not be bullied ? What frightens your body ? Be wise & shun those who might hurt you, You must not seen to be avoiding them; as what one avoids, one condemns; When we choose not to stamp others down, we let them think that they can stomp us. The wise ones regard reason for all their actions, though not the results; The beginning is in our own power; fortune decides...

https://stoictaoism.org/ 为何忍受恐惧！   真正的精神；必须受到考验, 只要它被击倒，便会再次的升起；勇敢是通过被挑战而获得的力量。   我们在想象中受苦比在现实中受苦得更多；我们可能会遇到麻烦；即使是厄运也是变化无常的，也许它会到来，也许不会；与此同时，情况并非如此；所以现时不如期待更好的结果。     论毫无根据的恐惧

https://stoictaoism.org/ Why we suffer Fear ! The touchstone of a true spirit; must be tested & as often as they fall, rises again with greater strength; For boldness, gains much strength by being challenged. We suffer more often in imagination than in reality; It is likely that some troubles will befall us; Even bad fortune is fickle, perhaps it will come, perhaps not; in the meantime it is n...

https://stoictaoism.org/ 如何活到老？ 珍惜并热爱老年，因为当一个人知道如何使用它时，它会让人感到愉悦。 安慰自己，一个人已经活了，一天等于每一天。 论老年 让我们珍惜和热爱老年；因为如果一个人知道如何使用它，它是充满乐趣的。 我们的寿命被分成几个部分； 它由大圆圈包围小圆圈组成。 一个圈包含并限制其他圆圈； 它从出生到存在的最后一天； 下一个循环限制了我们年轻的成年期；第三个限制了所有的童年在其周围。 一...

https://stoictaoism.org/ How should we age ? Cherish & love aging, for its pleasurable when one knows how to use it. Take comfort that one has lived, that one day is equal to every day. We are not summoned according to our rating on the censor's list; Moreover, no one is so old that it would be improper for them to hope for another day of existence, & one day, mind you, is a stage on life'...

https://stoictaoism.org/ What is inherent instinct ? That which is implanted & inborn can be toned down by training, but not overcome.  Why do we need guardians ? The soul should have someone whom it can respect, as you can never straighten that which is crooked unless you use a ruler.  On the Blush of Modesty For by no wisdom can natural weaknesses of the body be removed; That which...

stoictaoism.org Why not to be Alone ? It is not to hide your desires & fears, that one choose a solitary life.  Livve among people as if the Gods beheld you; speak with God as if people were listening. On Living to Oneself Yes, I do not change my opinion: avoid the many, avoid the few, avoid even the individual.  Mark therefore what my hopes are for you, – nay, rather, what I am prom...

stoictaoism.org https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH8HcvTrdoi6M2sTFU2wVTg How to be Self-Sufficient? 'If you would be loved, love.' The wise One is in want of nothing, & yet needs many things. On Philosophy & Friendship Mark how self-sufficient One is; for on occasion one can be content with a part of oneself. If one lose a hand through disease, or if some accident puts out their eyes, one...

What Chance has made yours, is not really yours. The good that could be given, can be removed. Fortune; for we think that we hold them in our grasp, but they hold us in theirs. 

stoictaoism.org Why not to seek Crowds ? Do not copy the bad simply because they are many,  Nor hate the many because they are unlike you.  On Crowds Do you ask me what you should regard as especially to be avoided? I say, crowds; for as yet you cannot trust yourself to them with safety.  I shall admit my own weakness, at any rate; for I never bring back home the same character that...

stoictaoism.org How to Share ?  Nothing is pleasant to possess, without someone to share.  Many lacked not a friend, but a friendship. The living voice & the intimacy of a common life will help you more than the written word. First, because people put more faith in their eyes than in their ears, &  Second, because the way is long if one follows precepts,  - but short &a...

How to live ?Live according to Nature.  On the Philosopher's Mean I commend you & rejoice in the fact that you are persistent in your studies, & that, putting all else aside, you make it each day your endeavour to become a better person. I do not merely exhort you to keep at it; I actually beg you to do so. I warn you, however, not to act after the fashion of those who desire to be co...

Why do we fear death ? Unwilling to live, yet know not to die. On the TERRORS of DEATH Keep on as you have begun, & make all possible haste, so that you may have longer enjoyment of an improved mind,  One that is at peace with itself.  Doubtless you will derive enjoyment during the time when you are improving your mind & setting it at peace with itself; but quite different is the...

How to be friends ? Pass Judgment & Trust. True and False Friendship. You have sent a letter to me through the hand of a "friend" of yours. And in your very next sentence you warn me not to discuss with them all the matters that concern you, saying that even you yourself are not accustomed to do this; in other words, you have in the same letter affirmed & denied that they are your friends....

When being Everywhere means Nowhere. Having what is necessary, is to have what is enough. Discursiveness in Reading. Judging by what you write me, and by what I hear, I am forming a good opinion regarding your future.  You do not run hither and thither and distract yourself by changing your abode; for such restlessness is the sign of a disordered spirit.  The primary indication, to my th...

Set Me Free ! Time for Well Being 。 Stoic Seneca StoicTaoist 。 Saving Time. Greetings from Seneca to his friend Lucilius. Continue to act thus, my dear Lucilius – Set yourself free for your own sake; gather and save your time,  which till lately has been forced from you, or filched away, or has merely slipped from your hands.  Make yourself believe the truth of my words,  – that c...