Quotes

A growing collection of lines that stay with me, return to me, or make me pause.

• “We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” Seneca, Letters from a Stoic · Mind
• “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Cicero · Culture
• “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver, The Summer Day · Life
• “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations · Philosophy
• “You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations · Mind
• “Do not explain your philosophy. Embody it.” Epictetus · Philosophy
• “Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring · Life
• “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” Albert Einstein · Mind