r/StoicMemes • u/yevelnad • 15d ago

Nihilist vs Stoic

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u/DanBentley 15d ago

Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.

-Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

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u/DarthDiggus 15d ago

Damn it, I have that book on my nightstand I have never read it. Is it worth it?

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u/Ausaur07 12d ago

I lost almost all respect for anything he had to say at the point where he, as an emperor, more or less said people should accept their lot in life. Easy for him to say, and would make ruling a lot more convenient if the commoners would just accept their sucky lives without moaning or rebelling.

That's not to say there isn't some good stuff in there, but he was hard to take seriously after that.