Welcome to Episode 33 of Tame, the podcast where we discuss quotes from Marcus Aurelius' 'Meditations' and how we can apply the lessons and logic from the book to our own lives to be stronger, kinder and better people.

Today we're discussing the following three quotes:

"The foolishness of people who are surprised by anything that happens. Like travelers amazed at foreign customs."

Book 12, Chapter 13

"Someone despises me. That’s their problem. Mine: not to do or say anything despicable. Someone hates me. Their problem. Mine: to be patient and cheerful with everyone, including them. Ready to show them their mistake. Not spitefully, or to show off my own self-control, but in an honest, upright way. Like Phocion (if he wasn’t just pretending). That’s what we should be like inside, and never let the gods catch us feeling anger or resentment. As long as you do what’s proper to your nature, and accept what the world’s nature has in store—as long as you work for others’ good, by any and all means—what is there that can harm you?"

Book 11, Chapter 13

"Some things are rushing into existence, others out of it. Some of what now exists is already gone. Change and flux constantly remake the world, just as the incessant progression of time remakes eternity."

Book 6, Chapter 15

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Tame is a podcast that uses philosophy to create rational arguments for better mental fortitude and resilience. Owen and Connor subjectively interpret writings from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, and adapt them to modern life.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

[Book] The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitako Koga

Music: Can I Be Part Of Your Life - Barradeen