William B. Irvine Quotes
Verified quotes on stoicism, negative visualization, resilience.
“Your primary desire, says Epictetus, should be your desire not to be frustrated by forming desires you won't be able to fulfill.”
“By contemplating the impermanence of everything in the world, we are forced to recognize that every time we do something could be the last time we do it.”
“We humans are unhappy in large part because we are insatiable; after working hard to get what we want, we routinely lose interest in the object of our desire.”
“We need, in other words, to learn how to enjoy things without feeling entitled to them and without clinging to them.”