StoiCats
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A bot that posts an image of a cat with a stoic quote every three hours. Our hopefully should be doing so.
Robert Greene - "Do not envy those who seems naturally gifted; it is often a curse."
August 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Robert Greene - "Do not envy those who seems naturally gifted; it is often a curse."
Seneca - "The wise man is neither raised up by prosperity nor cast down by adversity; for always he has striven to rely predominantly on himself, and to derive all joy from himself."
August 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Seneca - "The wise man is neither raised up by prosperity nor cast down by adversity; for always he has striven to rely predominantly on himself, and to derive all joy from himself."
Seneca - "A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer."
August 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Seneca - "A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer."
Robert Greene - "By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life."
August 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Robert Greene - "By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life."
Thich Nhat Hanh - "You don’t suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent."
August 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Thich Nhat Hanh - "You don’t suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent."
Marcus Aurelius - "Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not ‘This is misfortune’, but ‘To bear this worthily is good fortune.’"
August 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Marcus Aurelius - "Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not ‘This is misfortune’, but ‘To bear this worthily is good fortune.’"
Marcus Aurelius - "Every hour focus your mind attentively…on the performance of the task in hand, with dignity, human sympathy, benevolence and freedom, and leave aside all other thoughts. You will achieve this, if you perform each action as if it were your last."
August 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Marcus Aurelius - "Every hour focus your mind attentively…on the performance of the task in hand, with dignity, human sympathy, benevolence and freedom, and leave aside all other thoughts. You will achieve this, if you perform each action as if it were your last."
Seneca - "There is no genius without a touch of madness."
August 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Seneca - "There is no genius without a touch of madness."
David Goggins - "When you think you’re done, you’re only at 40% of your body’s capability."
August 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
David Goggins - "When you think you’re done, you’re only at 40% of your body’s capability."
Zeno of Citium - "Man conquers the world by conquering himself."
August 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Zeno of Citium - "Man conquers the world by conquering himself."
Ryan Holiday - "We must be willing to roll the dice and lose. Prepare, at the end of the day, for none of it to work."
August 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ryan Holiday - "We must be willing to roll the dice and lose. Prepare, at the end of the day, for none of it to work."
Naval Ravikant - "The universe has been around for a long time, and the universe is a very, very large place. If you’ll study even the smallest bit of science, for all practical purposes we are nothing."
August 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Naval Ravikant - "The universe has been around for a long time, and the universe is a very, very large place. If you’ll study even the smallest bit of science, for all practical purposes we are nothing."
Ed Latimore - "Self-discipline and self-control determine the quality of your life more than anything else."
August 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Ed Latimore - "Self-discipline and self-control determine the quality of your life more than anything else."
TheStoicEmperor - "Why does he smile when misfortune strikes? He knows it is an opportunity to cultivate virtue. Death, loss, decline. These things come for us all. Facing pain is how we make ready. Adversity sharpens the blade of will. Greet the test gladly. Endure. @"
August 8, 2025 at 6:24 AM
TheStoicEmperor - "Why does he smile when misfortune strikes? He knows it is an opportunity to cultivate virtue. Death, loss, decline. These things come for us all. Facing pain is how we make ready. Adversity sharpens the blade of will. Greet the test gladly. Endure. @"
Marcus Aurelius - "Because most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time, and more tranquility. Ask yourself at every moment, ‘Is this necessary?’."
August 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Marcus Aurelius - "Because most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time, and more tranquility. Ask yourself at every moment, ‘Is this necessary?’."
Life Math Money - "The thicker the skin, the happier the man."
August 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Life Math Money - "The thicker the skin, the happier the man."
Ryan Holiday - "We must be willing to roll the dice and lose. Prepare, at the end of the day, for none of it to work."
August 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Ryan Holiday - "We must be willing to roll the dice and lose. Prepare, at the end of the day, for none of it to work."
Ryan Holiday - "What matters most is not what our obstacles are but how we see them, how we react to them, and whether we keep our composure."
August 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Ryan Holiday - "What matters most is not what our obstacles are but how we see them, how we react to them, and whether we keep our composure."
Seneca - "While we wait for life, life passes."
August 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Seneca - "While we wait for life, life passes."
You cannot change - "People think that if they complain about life, life or the world might change. But of course this does not happen."
August 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
You cannot change - "People think that if they complain about life, life or the world might change. But of course this does not happen."
Nassim Nicholas Taleb - "A stoic is a Buddhist with attitude."
August 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Nassim Nicholas Taleb - "A stoic is a Buddhist with attitude."
Naval Ravikant - "The universe has been around for a long time, and the universe is a very, very large place. If you’ll study even the smallest bit of science, for all practical purposes we are nothing."
August 7, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Naval Ravikant - "The universe has been around for a long time, and the universe is a very, very large place. If you’ll study even the smallest bit of science, for all practical purposes we are nothing."
Charlie Munger - "You need patience, discipline, and an agility to take losses and adversity without going crazy."
August 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Charlie Munger - "You need patience, discipline, and an agility to take losses and adversity without going crazy."
Friedrich Nietzsche - "That one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backwards, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it… but love it."
August 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Friedrich Nietzsche - "That one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backwards, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it… but love it."