It’s not the blow that hurts, but your resistance to falling.
Even oaks need forests.
Marcus Aurelius Meditations 2.11: You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say.
Stoicism isn’t for museums—it’s for streets.
Control your breath, and the world stops shaking you.
Adversity is the Stoic’s gym.
Epictetus Enchiridion 1: Some things are within our power, while others are not.
Share your struggle and halve its weight.