New PN: Right Thing Right Now
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Good Values. Good Character. Good Deed.by Ryan Holiday |
“Injustice is a kind of blasphemy. Nature designed rational beings for each other's sake: to help -not harm- one another, as they deserve. To transgress its will, then, is to blaspheme against the oldest of the gods"MARCUS AURELIUS |
FROM THE BOOK“For Hercules the choice was between vice and virtue, the easy way and the hard way, the well-trod path and the road less traveled. The same goes for us.
Hesitating only for a second, Hercules chose the one that made all the difference. He chose virtue.
‘Virtue’ can seem old-fashioned. In fact, virtue—areté—translates to something simple and very timeless: excellence. Moral. Physical. Mental.
In the ancient world, virtue was comprised of four key components. Courage. Temperance. Justice. Wisdom.
The ‘touchstones of goodness,’ the philosopher king Marcus Aurelius called them. To millions, they’re known as the ‘cardinal virtues,’ four near-universal ideals adopted by Christianity and most of Western philosophy, but equally valued in Buddhism, Hinduism, and just about every other philosophy you can imagine. They’re called ‘cardinal,’ C.S. Lewis pointed out, not because they come down from church authorities, but because they originate from the Latin cardo, or hinge.
It’s pivotal stuff. It’s the stuff that the door to the good life hinge on.
They are also our topics for this book, and for this series. Four books. Four virtues. One aim: to help you choose...
Courage, bravery, endurance, fortitude, honor, sacrifice... Temperance, self-control, moderation, composure, balance...
Justice, fairness, service, fellowship, goodness, kindness...
Wisdom, knowledge, education, truth, self-reflection, peace...
These are the key to the good life, a life of honor, of glory, of excellence in every sense."
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Brian's Notes
This is the third book in Ryan Holiday’s four-part “Stoic Virtue Series.”
We’ve already covered the first two: Courage Is Calling and Discipline Is Destiny. We’ll cover the fourth soon: Wisdom Takes Work.
As you know if you’ve been following along, I *absolutely* love Ryan Holiday. He’s an incredible (and incredibly prolific!) writer who inspires me deeply.
This is the SEVENTH book I’ve featured so far. In addition to the previous Virtue Series titles I just mentioned, I’ve also created Notes on The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, Stillness Is the Key, and The Daily Stoic.
The book is packed with practical wisdom (get a copy here) and I’m excited to share some of my favorites we can apply to our lives TODAY, so let’s get straight to work.
We’ve already covered the first two: Courage Is Calling and Discipline Is Destiny. We’ll cover the fourth soon: Wisdom Takes Work.
As you know if you’ve been following along, I *absolutely* love Ryan Holiday. He’s an incredible (and incredibly prolific!) writer who inspires me deeply.
This is the SEVENTH book I’ve featured so far. In addition to the previous Virtue Series titles I just mentioned, I’ve also created Notes on The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, Stillness Is the Key, and The Daily Stoic.
The book is packed with practical wisdom (get a copy here) and I’m excited to share some of my favorites we can apply to our lives TODAY, so let’s get straight to work.
Big Ideas
01: THE ULTIMATE VIRTUE
02: REALIZE YOUR POTENTIAL
03: THE HIGHEST FORM OF COMPASSION = ...
04: SATYAGRAHA = SOUL FORCE!
05: PAY IT FORWARD
“Justice, that brightest adornment of virtue by which a good person gains the title of good."CICERO |
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