“Do you then ponder how the supreme of human evils, the surest mark of the base and cowardly, is not death, but the fear of death? I urge you to discipline yourself against such fear, direct all your thinking, exercises, and reading this way—and you will know the only path (more…)
“Think of the whole universe of matter and how small your share. Think about the expanse of time and how brief—almost momentary—the part marked for you. Think of the workings of fate and how infinitesimal your role.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 5.24 Ni siku mpya, siku nzuri na ya kipekee sana (more…)
“Both Alexander the Great and his mule-keeper were both brought to the same place by death—they were either received into the all-generative reason, or scattered among the atoms.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 6.24 Hongera mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ya leo. Ni nafasi bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu (more…)
“Death lies heavy upon one who, known exceedingly well by all, dies unknown to himself.” —SENECA, THYESTES, 40 Tumeiona siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ya leo, Siku mpya na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Tunakwenda kuiishi siku hii kwa kuweka juhudi kubwa ili kuweza kupata matokeo bora sana. Msingi wetu ni (more…)
“I tell you, you only have to learn to live like the healthy person does . . . living with complete confidence. What confidence? The only one worth holding, in what is trustworthy, unhindered, and can’t be taken away—your own reasoned choice.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.26.23b–24 Hongera mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii (more…)
“This is the mark of perfection of character—to spend each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, laziness, or any pretending.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.69 Kuiona siku hii mpya ya leo ni jambo la kushukuru sana. Kwa sababu ni bahati ambayo tumeipata sisi wachache, Wapo wengi waliopenda kuipata (more…)
“Soon you will die, and still you aren’t sincere, undisturbed, or free from suspicion that external things can harm you, nor are you gracious to all, knowing that wisdom and acting justly are one and the same.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.37 Hongera mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine mpya tuliyoiona leo. (more…)
“You aren’t bothered, are you, because you weigh a certain amount and not twice as much? So why get worked up that you’ve been given a certain lifespan and not more? Just as you are satisfied with your normal weight, so you should be with the time you’ve been given.” (more…)
“Walk the long gallery of the past, of empires and kingdoms succeeding each other without number. And you can also see the future, for surely it will be exactly the same, unable to deviate from the present rhythm. It’s all one whether we’ve experienced forty years or an aeon. What (more…)
“I say, let no one rob me of a single day who isn’t going to make a full return on the loss.” —SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 1.11b Hongera mwanamafanikio kwa kuiona siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ya leo. Ni nafasi bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu kwenda kuweka juhudi (more…)