Ryan Holiday Quotes

Titles feed the ego. Effort feeds the soul.

One of my favorite observations about Montaigne's life from Stefan Zweig is that our job is to "remain human in an inhuman time."

Today, each of us receives our own call.
To serve.
To take a risk.
To challenge the status quo.

You become the sum of your actions, and as you do, what flows from that — your impulses — reflect the actions you’ve taken. Choose wisely.

Be quiet, work hard, and stay healthy. It’s not ambition or skill that is going to set you apart but sanity.

There is clarity (and joy) in seeing what others can’t see, in finding grace and harmony in places others overlook. Isn’t that far better than seeing the world as some dark place?

"Persist and resist". Persist in your efforts. Resist giving into distraction, discouragement, and disorder. - Epictetus

Think progress, not perfection.

The Stoics spent so much effort trying to limit their attachments to various comforts.

They worked hard at not needing the newest or fanciest or most expensive new luxury.

They understood that it was not only ungrateful – it was a quest that only ever ended in disappointment.

3 Things You Need To Stop Doing From The Stoics

1. Stop following the mob (Chrysippus)
2. Stop avoiding discomfort (Seneca)
3. Stop taking things personally (Marcus Aurelius)

The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life,” Joan Didion observed, “is the source from which self-respect springs.

Sleep is an act of character.

Be ruthless to the things that don't matter.

Everything starts at zero. Progress is made one small step, one crappy page every day.

A person that thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts.