“You could enjoy this very moment all the things you are praying to reach by taking the long way around—if you’d stop depriving yourself of them.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 12.1 Ni jambo la kushukuru mimi na wewe rafiki yangu kuiona siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ya leo. Siyo kwa juhudi (more…)
“If you are defeated once and tell yourself you will overcome, but carry on as before, know in the end you’ll be so ill and weakened that eventually you won’t even notice your mistake and will begin to rationalize your behavior.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.18.31 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii (more…)
“We should take wandering outdoor walks, so that the mind might be nourished and refreshed by the open air and deep breathing.” —SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 17.8 Ni siku nyingine nzuri, siku mpya na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Tumepata nafasi hii nzuri sana kwetu kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili (more…)
“If then it’s not that the things you pursue or avoid are coming at you, but rather that you in a sense are seeking them out, at least try to keep your judgment of them steady, and they too will remain calm and you won’t be seen chasing after or (more…)
“Don’t let your reflection on the whole sweep of life crush you. Don’t fill your mind with all the bad things that might still happen. Stay focused on the present situation and ask yourself why it’s so unbearable and can’t be survived.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.36 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa (more…)
“Let Fate find us prepared and active. Here is the great soul—the one who surrenders to Fate. The opposite is the weak and degenerate one, who struggles with and has a poor regard for the order of the world, and seeks to correct the faults of the gods rather than (more…)
“Fortune doesn’t have the long reach we suppose, she can only lay siege to those who hold her tight. So, let’s step back from her as much as possible.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 82.5b–6 Ni siku nyingine mpya, siku bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Ni nafasi nzuri kwetu kwenda kuweka (more…)
“Don’t be ashamed of needing help. You have a duty to fulfill just like a soldier on the wall of battle. So what if you are injured and can’t climb up without another soldier’s help?” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.7 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ambayo tumeiona (more…)
“To the youngster talking nonsense Zeno said, ‘The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is so we might listen more and talk less.’” —DIOGENES LAERTIUS, LIVES OF EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS, 7.1.23 Shukrani ndiyo kitu pekee tunachoweza kutoa kwa nafasi hii nyingine nzuri tuliyoipata. Siyo kila aliyepanga kupata (more…)
“Every event has two handles—one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. If your brother does you wrong, don’t grab it by his wronging, because this is the handle incapable of lifting it. Instead, use the other—that he is your brother, that you were raised (more…)