The Daily Stoic - In the End, It’s Nothing

Episode Date: April 30, 2020

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greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystowach.com. In the end, it is nothing. From the outside, it can all seem very impressive. Think of Marcus Aurelius marching into Rome and triumph. Think of him looking down at the crowds of the Colosseum, see him looking up as they erected a 39 meter marble column of his accomplishments.

But those who have had these things, they know, they know what Lyndon Johnson, a man who chased power harder and more desperately than just about anyone, knew when he described a life filled with trips, chauffeurs, men saluting, people clapping. In the end, he said, it is nothing. In the end, it is nothing, money, power, fame. It doesn't mean anything, and it does not last.

That's what Marcus really reminded himself of constantly. Who cares now of Alexander the Great's victories? He said, who remembers Vespasian? Who will care how fancy my house is? Who will be impressed at how many servants I had or how much the crowds cheered for me? The only thing that mattered to the Stoics was good character, good intentions, and good actions. The only thing that should matter to us right now is whether we're acting rightly, whether we're striving for that sum of bottom towards and for virtue.

Just do the right thing, Marcus Aurelius said, the rest doesn't matter. And everything else in the end is nothing. Hey, prime members, you can listen to the Daily Stoic early and ad- on Amazon music. Download the Amazon music app today, or you can listen early and ad free with Wondery Plus in Apple podcasts. Celebrity feuds are high stakes.

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