Stoicism

There's more to Stoicism than Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus.

Bongani, now 15, but first compelled by his mother's illness to assume the mantle of adult and parent at age-13, hovers between stoicism, determination, and wistfulness. He is stoic about seeing to his small family's daily routines of hygiene, nutrition, and getting to school.

Rather than depicting patriotic vignettes, Jackson concentrated on the quiet stoicism of people in pursuit of a better life.

That’s stoicism!

Reformist prison systems try and encourage learning the teachings of stoicism because it lowers reoffending rates a lot.

True stoicism requires separating your emotions from your logical thought processes and recognizing they have no power on their own to compel you to any decision, not denying their existence and burying them.

Jones’ sad eyes betray a pervasive pain his purposefully spare dialogue only hints at, while the perfectly cast Brolin conveys hints of playfulness and warmth while staying true to the craggy stoicism at the character’s core.

Although very distant from the lives of her subjects – she never went to school and had only the most fleeting experiences of being on equal terms with anyone – she grew into a much respected figure, admired for her stoicism and diligence