Ryan Holiday
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37,979 appearances
208 recordings
12 series
first heard Jun 2016
last heard yesterday
Ryan Holiday’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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That is a great expression.
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I found it to be very true in my life.
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But I thought I would give you that thought as we get into today's quotes.
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The first is from Marcus Aurelius Meditations 11.3.
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What if someone despises me?
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He says, let them see to it.
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But I will see to it that I won't be found doing or saying anything contemptible.
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What if someone hates me?
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Let them see to that.
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But I will see to it that I'm kind and good natured to it all and be prepared to show even the hater where they went wrong, not in a critical way or to show off my patience, but genuinely and usefully.
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So when I respond, I try to have fun with it.
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And if it doesn't always come off as I'm having fun, I assure you, I am having fun.
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You know, the Stokes talk about, are you going to laugh or are you going to cry?
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I think if you can't have fun with it,
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If you can't troll the trolls back, then in a sense they are winning.
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But let's go to Meditations 1118.
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Kindness is invincible, but only when it's sincere with no hypocrisy or faking.
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For what even can the most malicious person do if you keep showing kindness?
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And if given the chance, you gently try to point out where they went wrong, right as they were trying to harm you.
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This is the hard part.
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