Only a fool negates the body in favor of the mind, or the mind in favor of the body. - Ryan Holiday

Historia est magistra vitae. History is the teacher of life.

The mind must be given relaxation — it will rise improved and sharper after a good break. Just as rich fields must not be forced — for they will quickly lose their fertility if never given a break — so constant work on the anvil will fracture the force of the mind. But it regains its powers if it is set free and relaxed for a while. Constant work gives rise to a certain kind of dullness and feebleness in the rational soul.” — SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND,

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