Powerful Stoic Quotes That Will Change Your Life

We all need a little motivation from time to time. A swift kick when we’re feeling a bit uninspired.
The struggle to find motivation isn’t new. Woven throughout the most famous Stoic texts are wisely chosen words designed to motivate one’s self. They knew then, as we know now, that the right words, at the right time, can inspire action.
So today, as you’re looking for a little extra motivation to get after the task at hand, consider these quotes from nearly 2,000 years ago:
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  • @jimlerblance1088
    @jimlerblance1088Ай бұрын

    One of my favorites is "It's not that life is too short but that we waist most of it".

  • @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    29 күн бұрын

    So true

  • @ddiana90
    @ddiana904 ай бұрын

    Two years ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. This has helped. I was cancer-free for one year. Now I find myself back in the posture of having left about 3-4 months of life. This helps, thank you

  • @luismora-2555

    @luismora-2555

    4 ай бұрын

    Brother I admire your bravery I don’t know you but you have my strength with you and I appreciate your comment

  • @jessicasavage2044

    @jessicasavage2044

    4 ай бұрын

    May God be with you and loved ones by your side. If you see my loved ones when you get there tell them I'll see them soon ❤❤❤

  • @talon2577

    @talon2577

    4 ай бұрын

    I hope you’re living your best life. You’ll never be forgotten

  • @CommanderSpicyWeener

    @CommanderSpicyWeener

    3 ай бұрын

    Wow, you got right mindset man. May everyday be blessed

  • @adambazan6428

    @adambazan6428

    3 ай бұрын

    🙏

  • @quotes_official
    @quotes_official9 ай бұрын

    My favorite - “We all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.”

  • @EternalKing_Unrivaled

    @EternalKing_Unrivaled

    9 ай бұрын

    I like it too. It hits hard.

  • @sihlenzonzi9925

    @sihlenzonzi9925

    9 ай бұрын

    It's one of my virtues

  • @Mr196710

    @Mr196710

    9 ай бұрын

    @@EternalKing_Unrivaled I will be glad when "it hits" goes away and I could care less about your response.

  • @EternalKing_Unrivaled

    @EternalKing_Unrivaled

    9 ай бұрын

    @@Mr196710 I didn't quite understand that dear yt commenter 😆 but all the best 🙌🏻🙏🏻

  • @prophetess.carmen.777

    @prophetess.carmen.777

    8 ай бұрын

    That is so true. ❤

  • @1985blkboi
    @1985blkboi7 ай бұрын

    Man I really wish they thought these philosophies to us as children or as a class in HS. So practical but incredibly effective. I love these quotes.

  • @Bacinator334

    @Bacinator334

    Ай бұрын

    You'd give it less meaning if you learned it from school.

  • @StoicEvolution1
    @StoicEvolution16 ай бұрын

    "Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it." - Epictetus

  • @Jermainetheintrovert
    @Jermainetheintrovert9 ай бұрын

    "Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."

  • @MrPrimoPR
    @MrPrimoPR3 ай бұрын

    Epictetus : If you wish to improve appear clueless or stupid. This takes the burning fuse out of conversations or discussions. It also gives time to think through what the other person has said or the judgement they or oneself makes of the opinion. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @charlesharrison8932
    @charlesharrison89326 ай бұрын

    Failure is the effort needed to move forward

  • @MrSimonw58

    @MrSimonw58

    2 ай бұрын

    F yes

  • @StoicPhilosophyLessons
    @StoicPhilosophyLessons9 ай бұрын

    "Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking." Nothing less, nothing more...

  • @perica5683
    @perica56838 ай бұрын

    This guy never stops spittin facts🗣

  • @user-rc5op8tm8j
    @user-rc5op8tm8j5 ай бұрын

    I am 60 only found this around two weeks ago and find that I have lived most of my life in the way of Thea's teachings. From being a youngster in my life I have never come across anyone to call a true friend.

  • @KatieLennox

    @KatieLennox

    2 ай бұрын

    i can relate. i had one who was my lifelong friend-over 40 yrs. And she just randomly ended our friendship without a word or any explanation. I tried to reach out many times, apologize if I upset her in some way, but she blocked me from every way I had to contact her. Last time I saw her was a vacation my daughter & I went on w her family in 2015. 😢We had such a great time & were supposed to go again the next yr. We did, but not together, & didn't see each other. It's such a waste. Life is too short to throw ppl away.

  • @user-rc5op8tm8j

    @user-rc5op8tm8j

    2 ай бұрын

    @@KatieLennox you have to take time to think and evaluate your own feelings morels standards, know that you are right believe in yourself and trust. There is always one person that will always be there for you and that is YOU.

  • @KatieLennox

    @KatieLennox

    2 ай бұрын

    @@user-rc5op8tm8j thank you so much for that much needed reminder!! I really appreciate you & ppl who aren't afraid to say what they feel! ❤️

  • @Fiercedeitypwns
    @Fiercedeitypwns9 ай бұрын

    "It's not that we have a SHORT time to live, but that we waste a lot of it."

  • @KatieLennox

    @KatieLennox

    2 ай бұрын

    very true😢

  • @isthattrue1083
    @isthattrue1083Ай бұрын

    "A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything thrown into it."

  • @sophiablakes
    @sophiablakes9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the video, I found out that investing is not for everybody, you just need a strong stomach too see your portfolio go down. It might be wiser for a novice to start with copy trading investing, but it is not easy. To invest in growth stocks it is another level, definitely you need to know what are you doing.

  • @sophiablakes

    @sophiablakes

    9 ай бұрын

    From my own point of view, you need to invest smartly if you need the good things of life. so far i've made over $255k in raw profits from just 6 months into the market from my diversified portfolio strategy and i believe anyone can do it you have the right strategy, mutual funds takes long time but investing smartly is the key for short term. Most of us tend to pay more attention to the shiniest position in the market to the cost of proper diversification.

  • @benjaminotto5711

    @benjaminotto5711

    9 ай бұрын

    This is a phenomenal advice for a new stock traders and investors who want that quick short term game, but don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

  • @katrinatyler675

    @katrinatyler675

    9 ай бұрын

    I've been solely investing in real estate. But with the recent hyper home pricing i've liquidated a few things and have $45k in cash laying around idle. Would love to get your recommendations, I'm in search of something lucrative in the current crazy markets, i will be glad.

  • @sophiablakes

    @sophiablakes

    9 ай бұрын

    My portfolio is very much diversified so it's not like i have a particular fund i invest in, plus i dont do that by myself. i follow the trades of Mrs Karen Gaye Gray.

  • @sophiablakes

    @sophiablakes

    9 ай бұрын

    She is a popular broker you might have heard of. I can correctly say she's worth her salt as a financial advisor as her diversification skills are top notch, because i see that in her results as my portfolio grows by averages of 10 to 15% on a monthly basis, unlike i can say for my IRA which has just been trudging along, my portfolio just mirrors what she trades and not just on some particular industries of my choosing.

  • @alenahawke475
    @alenahawke4755 ай бұрын

    "People exist for one another." Marcus Aurelius "If your choices are beautiful, so too will you be." Epictetus Just a couple of my favorite quotes....Peace and love from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Stay stoic my friends!🙏♥️🇺🇲

  • @KatieLennox

    @KatieLennox

    2 ай бұрын

    ❤these are good ones!!

  • @comree11
    @comree115 ай бұрын

    “If what you have seems insufficient to you, then though you possess the world, you will still be miserable or in rage”

  • @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    29 күн бұрын

    100 %

  • @motivation.monkey
    @motivation.monkey4 ай бұрын

    That's one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind.

  • @QVPhilosophy
    @QVPhilosophy9 ай бұрын

    "Difficulties strengthen the mind as labor does the body." One of my favorite quotes. Never satisfied always hungry for more. That's the mentality we all need!

  • @sastracaksusa2728
    @sastracaksusa27289 ай бұрын

    What Marcus Aurelius says is amazing both in context and as a one liner.

  • @Im_Hiqh
    @Im_Hiqh8 ай бұрын

    The things you think about terming the quality of your mind your soul takes on the color of your thoughts

  • @raginald7mars408
    @raginald7mars4089 ай бұрын

    … as a German Biochemist Ph D - one afternoon I met a Greek Painter Artist and we talked about Stoa Stoics... when I returned back instantly this quote came up how thoughts paint the Soul those miraclulous encounters paint my entire Life Soul Painter

  • @Doomkaden

    @Doomkaden

    5 ай бұрын

    Well said feller. 🫡

  • @raginald7mars408

    @raginald7mars408

    5 ай бұрын

    @@Doomkaden when in Syn of Chron Syn Chron miracles

  • @Doomkaden

    @Doomkaden

    5 ай бұрын

    @@raginald7mars408 Glory lies beyond the horizon. Keep moving forward brother! I can sense you are a 👑 among commoners. Answer the call of the one who is of most importance. Take up the armor of God and begin your holy campaign. I kneel before one that is anoited by the Lord himself. Please I implore you answer the call!

  • @happycamper7818
    @happycamper78189 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!!!! This is changing my life 😅

  • @Commonlyunique

    @Commonlyunique

    9 ай бұрын

    Me too.

  • @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    29 күн бұрын

    I agree great stuff

  • @MrPrimoPR
    @MrPrimoPR3 ай бұрын

    I have going over ,back and forth , the meditations of Marcus Aurelius for some months now , I think I’m ready to dive into Epictetus. The thought of Epictetus in this short video are very provoking to follow and study. Thank you.

  • @JaniceHeath1
    @JaniceHeath15 ай бұрын

    Thanks video

  • @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    29 күн бұрын

    He makes great stuff

  • @aaronwimberleymbamsf5776
    @aaronwimberleymbamsf57769 ай бұрын

    Great meditation to start the day!!

  • @vmachacek
    @vmachacek9 ай бұрын

    this is beautiful , the narration and animation, thanks for sharing

  • @daveyt4802
    @daveyt48029 ай бұрын

    YOU have to want your life to get better. Others can help, but YOU are the best bet.

  • @eddabirchall5530
    @eddabirchall55302 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I lov‘‚ it

  • @rbruce5270
    @rbruce52709 ай бұрын

    nice to hear one of these type of videos from you, thanks ❤

  • @keithybrinson7804
    @keithybrinson78049 ай бұрын

    This is awesome 👍🏾

  • @cameronemmanuel5889
    @cameronemmanuel58893 ай бұрын

    Speak to me lord 10:50

  • @lenekristoffersen2767
    @lenekristoffersen27676 ай бұрын

    Thank You!

  • @EB-hq9ec
    @EB-hq9ec9 ай бұрын

    Thank you Ryan Holiday 🙌🏼🙏🏼

  • @anastasiaoktay3703
    @anastasiaoktay37036 ай бұрын

    Thank You 🙇🏻‍♀️🙏

  • @BiLAL-if3cs
    @BiLAL-if3cs9 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @chill2048
    @chill20483 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this.

  • @Ajax2696
    @Ajax26969 ай бұрын

    Musonious Rufus: “You got hands? Ayt that’s cool let me call the cops” 😂

  • @WiseStoicLiving
    @WiseStoicLiving3 ай бұрын

    Reflect on the importance of virtue over externals - Seneca

  • @JesusChrist-Gives-Eternal-Life
    @JesusChrist-Gives-Eternal-Life9 ай бұрын

    Awesome ❤

  • @madonnaarsenault4452
    @madonnaarsenault44529 ай бұрын

    Magnificent 🌿

  • @musicbyd2109
    @musicbyd21099 ай бұрын

    Gotta love life

  • @cabie58
    @cabie589 ай бұрын

    ty Ryan

  • @takethepowerback83
    @takethepowerback839 ай бұрын

    Really enjoyed this video format 💪🏻 it’s similar to the Mulligan Brothers video.

  • @lmaomoofeq2505
    @lmaomoofeq25059 ай бұрын

    My favourite quote: "You don't have to turn it into something, it DOESN'T have to upset you." This was very important for me personally.

  • @VeganRichPT
    @VeganRichPT9 ай бұрын

    Ryan. Help! I've heard you say a story about someone whose workshop was on fire. Instead of complaining, in the moment, they brought out their family and said "Look. This is the best fire you'll ever see". Who said this? 🙏🙏

  • @nicholasalexander9275

    @nicholasalexander9275

    9 ай бұрын

    Thomas Edison said that to his son I believe

  • @user-uw7lu2sp5n
    @user-uw7lu2sp5n9 ай бұрын

    Awesome

  • @mdnajmulkarim3085
    @mdnajmulkarim30853 ай бұрын

    Thanks nice video

  • @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    29 күн бұрын

    Right

  • @user-xf1gh1vu6v
    @user-xf1gh1vu6v3 ай бұрын

    Nice video

  • @QuotesWisd1
    @QuotesWisd15 ай бұрын

    Just absorbed 'Powerful Stoic Quotes That Will Change Your Life' and I'm profoundly inspired! Each quote is a nugget of wisdom guiding us towards resilience and inner strength. Which quote resonated with you the most?

  • @eriboyer2229

    @eriboyer2229

    5 ай бұрын

    I would say, "One who conquers himself conquers all." The battles within oneself - such as overcoming fears, doubts, negative thoughts, or harmful habits - are often more challenging than external struggles. Overcoming these internal battles can lead to a more profound sense of accomplishment and strength.

  • @moonshoes11
    @moonshoes1124 күн бұрын

    Cool. My soul is charcoal gray

  • @asbk3286
    @asbk32868 ай бұрын

    Bring it...

  • @lukeclaydon6670
    @lukeclaydon66709 ай бұрын

    Good 👍

  • @worldview730
    @worldview7305 ай бұрын

    Deep

  • @greggutierrez6997
    @greggutierrez69979 ай бұрын

    Mahalo.

  • @tennisguy622
    @tennisguy6229 ай бұрын

    Great video. Any thoughts on this piece of wisdom I came up with myself (others my have come up with it separately too): "live each day as if you were at the end of your life, your death bed basically, and God (or the universe) came to you and offered you the opportunity to live this single day over again". Is that any good?

  • @dm4life579

    @dm4life579

    9 ай бұрын

    Yes, this is great wisdom. In Islam, sleep is considered "The Minor Death" and every day, waking up to live another day is a gift from God. Your own quote reflects in stoicism through Memento Mori, I have not seen these exact words or phrases but the sentiment and the wisdom is there. "Live each day as if you were the end of your life, returning to your grave at the end. When you wake up, be thankful that God provided you with another day to live. Will you return to your usual grave or a new, eternal one?"

  • @carter1994

    @carter1994

    9 ай бұрын

    3:19

  • @mohitdandekar7947
    @mohitdandekar79479 ай бұрын

    Thanks Dylan

  • @OneBlurryLens
    @OneBlurryLens9 ай бұрын

    Is the daily Stoic podcast subscription now? Under Wonderly?

  • @Gm__MUA
    @Gm__MUA6 ай бұрын

    Like and like again!

  • @paulrusinko666
    @paulrusinko6669 ай бұрын

    This s**t is sooo good.

  • @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    29 күн бұрын

    💯%

  • @CJR-lx4el
    @CJR-lx4el9 ай бұрын

    Powerful.❤

  • @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    29 күн бұрын

    It truly is

  • @Doomkaden
    @Doomkaden5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the bump. I can feel it coursing through my veins. 🥴

  • @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    29 күн бұрын

    😄

  • @Debaron1945
    @Debaron19456 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @chritophergaafele8922
    @chritophergaafele89223 ай бұрын

    Don't just say that you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better - Andrew Tate

  • @stoicglobal
    @stoicglobal4 ай бұрын

  • @wthellfuck
    @wthellfuck9 ай бұрын

    if any great man out there it would be a great help to have all these quotes only in text formats,, I mean if you have spare time please comment. 🙏

  • @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    29 күн бұрын

    That would awesome.

  • @isthattrue1083
    @isthattrue1083Ай бұрын

    If you allow others to influence your emotions then you're a slave and they are your master.

  • @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    @UnwaveringAlpha-qt6qt

    29 күн бұрын

    Deep thought

  • @TheTimkunedo
    @TheTimkunedo9 ай бұрын

    Audio gets really quiet when it gets to Seneca.

  • @ThemindofBuddha2.0
    @ThemindofBuddha2.04 ай бұрын

    Visit another channel of quotes

  • @emiltuverot9978
    @emiltuverot99785 ай бұрын

    When I hear these great men. I cant help to think about how far we have strayed from their philosophies in this the modern age we live in now. In my mind we are regressing, we even have our own daily ”Victim-Olympics🤷‍♂️ Wtf went wrong?

  • @dinguskhan9969
    @dinguskhan99699 ай бұрын

    “Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts” says the the guy who gave persecution its name lmao

  • @christiansmith-of7dt
    @christiansmith-of7dt9 ай бұрын

    What am I going to do ? Probably cry

  • @tuneboyz5634

    @tuneboyz5634

    7 ай бұрын

    Are you ok lil buddy 😊

  • @rafaelaparicio2550
    @rafaelaparicio25509 ай бұрын

    This should have Morgan Freemans voice lol

  • @PeepingTime
    @PeepingTime9 ай бұрын

    👀

  • @deanodog3667
    @deanodog36679 ай бұрын

    Id rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy! Marcus Alcholicus

  • @icurededs
    @icurededs9 ай бұрын

    I don’t have a soul.

  • @judithgrace9850
    @judithgrace98502 ай бұрын

    Music not needed.

  • @AlexM-vh2pu

    @AlexM-vh2pu

    2 ай бұрын

    Then just mute it.

  • @cailkoefler5694
    @cailkoefler56949 ай бұрын

    I only disliked because of the voice over. It detracted me from the meaning.