Portrait of Epictetus - author of the quote: "You are a little soul carrying around a corpse."

"You are a little soul carrying around a corpse."

— Epictetus

You Are A Little Soul Carrying Around A Corpse

You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

— Epictetus
body mortality soul
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
— Marcus Aurelius
From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other - above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.
— Albert Einstein
Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of other men —above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received and am still receiving.
— Albert Einstein
When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire
— Seneca
If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
— Sun Tzu