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    “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering. I sense much fear in you.”

    Yoda, Star Wars | Read Matt’s Blog on this quote ➜

      “The difficulty is to learn to perceive with your whole body, not with just your eyes and reason. The world becomes a stream of tremendously rapid, unique events. So you must trim your body to make it a good receptor. The body is an awareness; and it must be treated impeccably.”

      Carlos Castaneda, via Sunbeams (Page 95)

        “I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgement. It takes place every day.”

        Albert Camus, The Fall, via Sunbeams (Page 95)

          “There is not one big cosmic meaning for all, there is only the meaning we each give to our life… To seek a total unity is wrong. To give as much meaning to one’s life as possible is right to me.”

          Anaïs Nin, via Sunbeams (Page 95)

            “The conspicuously wealthy earn and ultimately get what they want out of spending: their reputation. But what an empty one! Is it really that impressive to spend, spend, spend? Given the funds, who wouldn’t be able to do that?”

            Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic (Page 138)

              “Today, or anytime, when you catch yourself wanting to condescendingly drop some knowledge that you have, grab it and ask: Would I be better saying words or letting my actions and choices illustrate that knowledge for me?“

              Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic (Page 137) | Read Matt’s Blog on this quote ➜

                “Those who receive the bare theories immediately want to spew them, as an upset stomach does its food. First digest your theories and you won’t throw them up. Otherwise they will be raw, spoiled, and not nourishing. After you’ve digested them, show us the changes in your reasoned choices, just like the shoulders of gymnasts display their diet and training, and as the craft of artisans show in what they’ve learned.”

                Epictetus, Discourses, The Daily Stoic (Page 137)

                  “First tell yourself what kind of person you want to be, then do what you have to do. For in nearly every pursuit we see this to be the case. Those in athletic pursuit first choose the sport they want, and then do that work.”

                  Epictetus, Discourses, The Daily Stoic (Page 136) | Read Matt’s Blog on this quote ➜

                    “Character is a powerful defense in a world that would love to be able to seduce you, buy you, tempt you, and change you. If you know what you believe and why you believe it, you’ll avoid poisonous relationships, toxic jobs, fair-weather friends, and any number of ills that afflict people who haven’t thought through their deepest concerns.”

                    Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic (Page 132)