March 10th Reading from The Daily Stoic - Find Yourself a Cato

"We can remove most sins if we have a witness standing by as we are about to go wrong. The soul should have someone it can respect, by whose example it can make its inner sanctum more inviolable. Happy is the person who can improve others, not only when present, but even when in their thoughts!"

~ Seneca, Moral Letters, 11.9

February 22nd Reading from The Daily Stoic - What's Better Left Unsaid

"Cato practiced the kind of speech capable of moving the masses, believing proper political philosophy takes care like any great city to maintain the warlike element. But he was never seen practicing in front of others, and no one ever heard him rehearse a speech. When he was told that people blamed him for his silence, he replied, 'Better they not blame my life. I begin to speak only when I'm certain what I'll say isn't better left unsaid'."

~ Plutarch, Cato the Younger, 4