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Amor fati is a Latin phrase that may be translated as "love of fate" or "love of one's fate".It is used to describe an attitude in which one sees everything that happens in one's life, including suffering and loss, as good or, at the very least, necessary.
"You are a lyer; [113] [114] I am no more a Witch than you are a Wizard, and if you take away my Life, God will give you Blood to drink." [113] [114] [115] — Sarah Good, American woman accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials (29 July [O.S. 19 July] 1692), to Reverend Nicholas Noyes prior to execution by hanging [note 100] "More ...
The title of the book is drawn from a quote from Meditations, a series of personal writings by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius: “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way .” [ 1 ] Holiday draws from Meditations , Aurelius, and the philosophy of Stoicism to expand the central theme of the book, which is ...
The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius discusses these in Book V:12 of Meditations and views them as the "goods" that a person should identify in one's own mind, as opposed to "wealth or things which conduce to luxury or prestige". [11] Suggestions of the Stoic virtues can be found in fragments in the Diogenes Laertius and Stobaeus.
A Good Reminder Parents and grandparents aren’t perfect. In her practice, Dr. Bren says that she reminds parents that it’s “totally OK” if you have said or still say some of these “wrong ...
The equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome owes its preservation on the Campidoglio to a common misidentification of Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor, with Constantine the Great, the Christian emperor; indeed, more than 20 other bronze equestrian statues of various emperors and generals had been melted down since the end of the ...
A person may not tell you they're constantly thinking about you, but the grapevine may be buzzing. "If someone talks about you regularly to other people, you can assume that they are thinking ...
Carrie Bradshaw has faced criticism over the years for being a self-centered, entitled person whose life must be the center of her friends' attention. 4 signs you have 'main character syndrome ...