5 Stoic Secrets From The Ultimate Man Of Principle (Cato The Younger)

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He has as always been considered as one of the people who truly lived the Stoic values, each and every day.
Although he never wrote anything, his actions speak loudly about what it means to live the philosophical life. In his own day, he was a soldier and an aristocrat, a senator and a Stoic. The last in a family line of prominent statesmen, Cato spent a lifetime in the public eye as the standard-bearer of Rome’s optimates, traditionalists who saw themselves as the defenders of Rome’s ancient constitution, the preservers of the centuries-old system of government that propelled Rome’s growth from muddy city to mighty empire.
In this video Ryan Holiday talks about the examples that Cato The Younger set for living like a Stoic.
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@orocildo Жыл бұрын

Amazing! These short videos deliver more than hours of some books or podcast!

@aaronwimberleymbamsf5776 Жыл бұрын

Great meditation to start the day=] Viktor Frankle describes that pause before speaking as our way to reclaim our power over a situation. Two ears, one mouth is such a quippy mantra to remember as we make personal relationships. “The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance.” Thanks for these daily meditations Ryan- they serve as a great prefatory to your written books.

@kasondaleigh Жыл бұрын

Thank you for these beautiful reminders.

@elespiritudelradium4805 Жыл бұрын

Simply, amazing! Wisdom in a nutshell.

@jacobsiverskog1446 Жыл бұрын

Your best video so far. And I've watched all of them. Thank you sir!

@dennisoverholts8396 Жыл бұрын

Amazing videos thank you.

@seekingtruthministrys4119 Жыл бұрын

Been implementing stoic principals into my life for around 3 months now don't know how I haven't heard of cato yet

@anime-_edits_ Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan,with love i read all your book.u my inspiration.

@neilbramhe4558 Жыл бұрын

Loved it!

@jasonmiles1857 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!

@kelionpro9612 Жыл бұрын

Cato should become more familiar in the world of modern stoicism. Excellent video

@nocturneuh Жыл бұрын

I would be excited if he became more familiar in the world period which is currently saturated with vapid influencers, celebrities, sports-stars and other such ambassadors advocating for rampant consumerism and other such vices. Ask the average kid if he knows who kim kardashian or christiano ronaldo is; he'd probably rattle off various facts about them including what they had for lunch six weeks ago; ask the same kid if he's heard of Nero, Epictetus, Cato or Carl Sagan, he'd probably stare at you blankly; I hope this changes.

@dreamingon6165 Жыл бұрын

@@nocturneuh you can't compare Cristiano Ronaldo and kim Kardashian. Cristiano Ronaldo is a hard worker and an inspiration for many people

@brianonyango472 Жыл бұрын

The last point really describes Ryan. who better than him to guide our stoicism journey

@adamwilson6 Жыл бұрын

Great video.

@ErickOberholtzer Жыл бұрын

I would like to see a video from you on people that improperly weaponized the stoic philosophy in your opinion. Thank you for highlighting this life lens.

@nocturneuh Жыл бұрын

Forgive my ignorance, can you provide examples of improperly weaponized the stoic philosophy? I am curious.

@Saber23 Жыл бұрын

You have no goddamn leg to stand on when you piss and moan about doing things “improperly” heck the only thing that’s “proper” to you is apparently just someone living by their code which means you contradict yourselves when you condemn others for many of the things they do

@rayrwyr Жыл бұрын

I counted 5 stoic secrets. Not 6. 1. Don't talk so much 2. Better be underrated than overrated 3. Prepare for the moment 4. Protect the powerless 5. Step up

@deifor Жыл бұрын

If you were counting, you weren't paying attention. Focus!

@peter_dubs Жыл бұрын

@@deifor mabey he just wanted to summarise them and ended up noticing the number?

@IanWHughes Жыл бұрын

@@deiforI noticed it because I was paying attention 🙂 I was making notes and watched three times to try to find the missing secret.

@nocturneuh Жыл бұрын

The 6th is to subscribe to Ryan's the daily stoic email 🙂

@rayrwyr Жыл бұрын

@@nocturneuh Ok that is the #6 secret from Cato. 🙂

@marco201ful Жыл бұрын

I see you ar ein Vegas....hope my city treated you well. Also, thanks for all the great content you put out,

@marygrogan8292 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@chentequilichini7182 5 ай бұрын

Awesome!! Way to live!!❤

@Fatima_316 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing Cato's wisdom. He's an underrated yet extremely important stoic. Glad you made a video on him Ryan, it was so interesting to hear about Cato again

@Saber23 Жыл бұрын

He was as much of a hypocrite as Ryan is

@dreamingon6165 Жыл бұрын

@@Saber23 you knew him ?!! Damn you must be pretty old.

@Saber23 Жыл бұрын

@@dreamingon6165 old? Heck no I’m just entering my prime 😂

@dreamingon6165 Жыл бұрын

@@Saber23 great !!! I'm working to get in my prime as well, but I'm only 1240 years old, I still have time.

@tobiasbourne9073 Жыл бұрын

@@Saber23Ryan's a hypocrite, why?

@watermunteconomie3938 Жыл бұрын

This makes me happy! 😄

@darthkio Жыл бұрын

I would like to see more of Cato

@GordonPavilion Жыл бұрын

Excellent! If you haven’t bought “The Daily Stoic” by Ryan…just do it! The content s excellent, plus you get the added “hit”, knowing that thousands of others are reading, and meditating on, the same thing, each day…companions on the journey.

@Saber23 Жыл бұрын

Is full of his idiotic, bleeding heart liberal nonsense? Or actually helpful writing?

@Robinson8491 Жыл бұрын

Good one

@FetchTheCow 5 ай бұрын

Similar to Cato's question is this better left unsaid, this helps me when I just *have* to say something: * Is this something that needs to be said? * Is this something that needs to be said right now? * Is this something that needs to be said by me? I've made some good choices using these questions. I heard them from Craig Ferguson, who was probably passing it on from someone else. Ryan, you might consider appearing on his "Joy" podcast. That would be an amazing discussion to hear between the two of you.

@kyranblack8985 Жыл бұрын

Love me a rap analogy. Thanks Ryan

@sleepisthecousinofdeath7395 Жыл бұрын

I admire Christopher Hitchens, he did so much on his deathbed and he knew he was going to die, but he took it like a King. “Why me? Why not me.” - Christopher Hitchens

@exextrovert Жыл бұрын

Hitchens was a great man.

@grimusgrubly Жыл бұрын

I hope that was an MF DOOM reference in a video about the Stoics......love the content!

@TR6-2.0 Жыл бұрын

ALL CAPS when you spell the mans name.

@grimusgrubly Жыл бұрын

@TR6 noted and corrected brother!

@TR6-2.0 Жыл бұрын

@@grimusgrubly thanks for doing right by the man. RIP to the greatest 🙏🏽.

@bcfortenberry Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Viktor Vaughn

@scotttaylor3334 Жыл бұрын

Ryan, I am a new follower and I'm really enjoying (and getting a ton out of) all of the content you are creating. Side note: It's obvious that you used to be a marketing guy, because your marketing is excellent. I ran a number of marketing departments in silicon valley for 30 years, so I recognize good marketing when I see it. My comment is not really associated with this specific video, but I was inspired by several of your other videos to create my own commonplace book (mine is for songwriting however). It's been a great project, but I'm wondering if everybody has the same experience as me... As I was starting to create all of the note cards and categories and themes, it seemed like I ended up with about 28 categories, each with only one card in it. I am finally at the point where a few categories now have three or four things in it, so I feel like I'm killing it... Small steps, right? In any case, keep up the amazing work, because it's helping brother!

@Saber23 Жыл бұрын

You should probably also know that he’s a fraudulent hypocrite with a 5 year olds understanding of history

@seekingtruthministrys4119 Жыл бұрын

Silence gives up nothing silence is neutral a fool who is silent does not appear to be a fool and when a silent man speaks his words have more weight. So consider silence.

@sarangbsr Жыл бұрын

Cato.Jr and Zeno should become more familiar to Stoics.

@scotttaylor3334 Жыл бұрын

Ryan, I just discovered you, your channel and stoicism and I am intrigued, but I fear that I am too late. I am a retired, 62-year-old Canadian and I bought my first copy of Meditations last Monday, finished it on Tuesday and went out to buy a bunch more philosophy books by the Masters later that week. I'm on my third different version of meditations; the first being the Gregory Hays translation; the second by George Long; and the third, an annotated edition by Robin Waterfield. I also purchased the penguin classics version of Epictetus, because I saw it on the shelf when I was buying one of the copies of Meditations. I have 3 of them on the go as we speak. I have followed Jordan Peterson for 6 or 7 years, and have really enjoyed his biblical series as well as his books and online psychology lectures. Not sure if you know, but he is in a lot of trouble up here in Canada right now, and I'm not sure how it's going to turn out. Have you ever spoken to Jordan Peterson? If not, I think you should. One of the things that I have noticed after reading a number of the books on your recommended book list, is that there is a lot of overlap in what you're saying, what the Bible says and what Jordan Peterson says. That's a pretty good roster as far as I'm concerned. At the beginning of this comment, I mentioned that I thought I might be too late at 62 to fully appreciate and absorb stoicism. Any recommendations? PS, Amazon should be delivering my copy of the daily stoic journal within the next couple of hours. Can't wait. Keep up the amazing work, the amazing channel and these amazing videos. We're listening...

@ilutrazvan7793 Жыл бұрын

It's never too late to make peace with yourself, sir. Best wishes!

@MrDuojet Жыл бұрын

Suggest that you keep reading more stoics and less Jordan Peterson. One leads to a path of self-awareness and enlightenment. The other to anger and hate.

@scotttaylor3334 Жыл бұрын

@@MrDuojet I think you're referring to how the media portrays Jordan Peterson, but I don't think he is evil or hateful. I have watched hundreds and hundreds of hours of both his university lectures and his public talks, and there's no hatred there, other than the self-righteous social justice warriors, who attack him, and are the real purveyors of hate. Although, I preferred the focus of his talks from before he got very ill over the last few years; he now seems to be more into politics than into helping young men get through this era of so-called toxic masculinity. My suggestion to you would be to watch hundreds of hours of his lectures and then come back and tell us all the places where you see hate.

@MrDuojet Жыл бұрын

@@scotttaylor3334 Beg to differ. His views on women, progressives, people who are empathetic of others etc are grounded in hate and evil.

@Saber23 Жыл бұрын

How the hell is it to late? Your still alive ain’t you?

@nazeem8680 Жыл бұрын

The bronze bust of cato you see on the thumbnail was found by french archaeologist in morocco in 1918, during excavations in volubilis, near the ancient moroccan city of Fez. It was found on Its original pedestal inside a wealthy mans villa, where another statue of a hellenistic Prince was also discovered.

@dustinmiller8160 7 ай бұрын

What’s a bust

@seanfromtheyukon Жыл бұрын

Listened 01.20.23

@rodrigoesparza2265 Жыл бұрын

2:14 MF Doom!

@ErnestRamaj 10 ай бұрын

I always thought Cato was the Stoic ideal. He never struggled with what he believed.

@trajan74 Жыл бұрын

How exactly did Cato stand up for the little guy? Everything i read about him says he was a Patrician aristocrat who was opposed to reform and for preserving the hierarchical Roman Republican class system.

@gz625 Жыл бұрын

He was spending that gold asking a question: "If not me then who?"

@emiliog.4432 Жыл бұрын

Its not about his wealth or position but what he believed in.

@Coro_SC Жыл бұрын

Cato had aristocratic and reactionary principles, that is 100% right. But he defended them inside the law and without losing his honor. The reformists of his time (and pretty much everyone else) were lying, breaking the law and using corruption to meet their objectives. In general, law and truth are weapons of the little guy against the big guy. If there were no laws we small fish wouldn't stand a chance.

@user-ow4iz9sw9j 5 ай бұрын

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@luislanga Жыл бұрын

I'm not trolling, this is a genuine question: I've been reading stoicism books for a few years, I can navigate through the core concepts in my mind pretty well, but I don't get why. What is the sacrifice for? Feeling good? Doing "what's right"? To whom?

@Spyderist Жыл бұрын

The main problem with this philosophy

@evanshirley6089 Жыл бұрын

At least from my perspective, following stoic principles is ultimately self-serving, and I don’t mean that in the bad way. Life will constantly throw challenges your way. If you’re mentally prepared to address these challenges and to monitor and manage your emotions, you’ll be better off in practically every aspect of your life. And if you’re disciplined enough to make choices that benefit a lot of people in the long run rather than just yourself, even if it means sacrifice in the short term, the outcome is almost always going to be positive for everyone. These are all really tools for building a better life for yourself with the key being that it always keeps the long view in sight instead of the short term gain that comes more naturally to our species.

@luislanga Жыл бұрын

@@evanshirley6089 yes, I understand. But live a better life for what? Why should the positive outcome matter when you know your time is limited? Isn't this the same as learning not to indulge now to have the possibility to not suffer as much if you live enough to not be able to indulge later? (Not saying that living like a pig is a good thing). I do understand and practice some of these concepts, but if I think a little bit about the meaning of life I can't help but feel nihilistic. I wish I could understand why the stoics thought their lives mattered.

@evanshirley6089 Жыл бұрын

@@luislangaI suppose stoicism doesn’t really give an answer to that. It’s more a set of tools that you use towards a desired end. Aristotle believed contemplation was the greatest pleasure and made for the most fulfilling life. It’s likely that the stoics operated under a similar assumption - a life of deep thought, hard work, and strong relationships with family and other human beings made for the best life, and within the context of their culture that was obvious to them. But you can just as well choose something else for your life’s purpose and continue to use stoic principles from there. What are the stoics missing out on? Is it the pursuit of pleasure specifically? You can absolutely pursue pleasure in life, but do so from a more controlled, self-aware framework. There is nothing inherently wrong with pleasure, but the stoics recognized the toxic environment that can develop around it. An obsession with pleasure fuels anxiety about it and hampers your judgement. It also affects the type of people you gather around you. You may have immense pleasure in the short term, but the stoics recognized that if you didn’t really earn it, then more often then not the payoff was more misery. You can still pursue whatever you like, but do so in a more controlled manner so that you can avoid those types of things.

@luislanga Жыл бұрын

@@evanshirley6089 thanks, that's a good answer. Not into pleasure that much btw lol

@shmulik29 Жыл бұрын

This is a question for ryan or whoever can answer this ...at the beginning i thought about memento mori and it motivated me and now it just doesn't motivate me,what can i do to bring back the impact it had at the beginning?

@itsmichaelmai Жыл бұрын

Hey Shmulik! I think Memento Mori can also be intimidating, without taking action Memento Mori is literally just thinking about death all the time. In order to get that motivation or rather a positive mindset, I would suggest to think about why people even came up with this idea: They didnt want to be pessimistic and sad, but to enjoy and use each day we have on this planet. Maybe you could start out by listing all the things you want to do in your life (goals, achievements etc.) and also all the things you are grateful for today (your family, your friends, your health etc.) If then being remembered of Memento Mori - it is like a fuel that empowers you to go after your dreams and enjoy and be grateful for every day that you have on this planet. :)

@marcorubensvillanueva6134 Жыл бұрын

This guy really made a mf doom reference.Respect

@vitusgiordana1150 Жыл бұрын

You tend to have very good suggestions for books on people. Do you have a book you recommend for learning more on young Cato?

@itsmichaelmai Жыл бұрын

He recommended the book "Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato" :)

@humanfirst11 Жыл бұрын

How to start reading your books? Where to start from?

@itsmichaelmai Жыл бұрын

I think the Daily Stoic is a great start. Depending on what you are looking for (More Stoicism related or general books by Ryan), I'd recommened to further explore either "Courage is calling", "Discipline is destiny" and "Lives of the stoics", or when more general books by Ryan: "Ego is the Enemy", "The Obstacle is the way" and "Stilness is the key".

@TR6-2.0 Жыл бұрын

To recap, be MF DOOM.

@deifor Жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan, what is your favorite Ryan Holiday book?

@spacecowboy3952 11 ай бұрын

Extra points for the MF DOOM reference

@ShaziaAfzal-uj5jj Жыл бұрын

HI Did I miss something? I seems there were only 5 principles not 6.

@DenkyManner Жыл бұрын

I think ten books on stoicism is enough

@Rpd264. Жыл бұрын

have a question what do you mean when you said cato was preparing?? He did not care about judgment because he was preparing??

@gracenpaschke3047 Жыл бұрын

Maybe prepare wasn’t the right word, you could say he was conditioning himself and making his mind tougher from regular exposure

@Rpd264. Жыл бұрын

@@gracenpaschke3047 thank you, yeh that is what I also thought when he meant by preparing.

@kevingarris198 Жыл бұрын

Apparently "Mr. Ed", too, followed the stoic philosophy.. He was reputed to have never spoken unless he had something to say!

@albanbela4995 Жыл бұрын

💛❤💚💙

@MassMultiplayer Жыл бұрын

your favoriter rapper favorite rappepr hahaha very good comparison wow... remind me some hardcore vegan band lol where they are supreme and respected and yet so unpopular lol

@iwannabeadored69420 Жыл бұрын

1:03 Don't talk just for the sake of talking. Only speak up when you're well-versed and must have to. 1:50 It's better to be underrated than overrated (in most cases). Individuals that are undeniably credible are the ones to stand the test of time (not necessarily) e.g., Nikola Tesla, Srinivasa Ramanujan.

@qomco Жыл бұрын

So much bs "ideas" on yt and in the world. Your work is miles away from all of that; a reminder of what truly is timeless.

@NicholasDunbar Жыл бұрын

"two ears one mouth"...What about conversations like Socrates had in the Republic? What about auditory processing in a group for the sake of learning, exploring, and understanding?

@mikaelserviam7329 Жыл бұрын

Wait. Marcus Aurelius giving wooden swords to gladiators so they wouldn't get hurt. In the light of the stoic principle of Justice and the idea of "standing up for the little guy," isn't it more Just to give the gladiators real swords so they can have a fair chance of protecting themselves against real blades? I'm bot even going to argue on removing the actual gladiator fights because that's deeply rooted in their culture and they have their own noble rationale behind it. I'm just genuinely trying to see how the giving of wooden swords is Just and an act of "standing up" for those gladiators/slaves.

@davidnshimyumuremyi2610 25 күн бұрын

@talk9415 Жыл бұрын

I don't quite understand something, please try to explain if you can, this guy tutors to be underappreciated, modest, ect... but in most of his openings in this videos he never forgets to mention his achievements, his fancy ted talks, NBA NFL, army and senators lecuteurs ect... Am I the only one seeing here a contradiction? If you teach this, be an example for what you teach, that's basic

@dyonisos7295 Ай бұрын

Cato was anyhing but a model of virtue. A failed politician, a failed aristocrat, a failed commander with no legacy. The principles of cato are the principle of dying aristocracies. The passion and ambition of Caesar is much more respectable

@johnsherman6718 3 ай бұрын

Stoicism is not for public sales service providers. You'll surely be fired if you practice stoicism in a public service position. Ask any succesful sales person or anyone in public service positions. Of course, It pretty much is common knowledge.

@AngelGarcia-oy3yj Жыл бұрын

Write a book on him lol

@bill_jennings Жыл бұрын

Don't talk too much. This is ageless. Similar to "it's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool rather than opening it and removing all doubt"

@jeffrey99massey 5 ай бұрын

Let me give you some advice, put your hands down. All that flailing makes me think of someone having an epileptic fit.

@stevenbrown5339 Жыл бұрын

Radiohead

@jonvalentine8109 Жыл бұрын

Man stoics were clickbaity eh? Get you clicking and change your life

@freddywizowski8605 3 ай бұрын

I like your videos but gotta study histoty a bit more. Cato was the biggest peice of shit of all notable figures of the Roman civil war of the first century. His faction caused a civil war because they couldnt win politically, and they couldnt win politically because his faction only cared for the rights and prerogatives of the oligarchy and the status quo. Also ive never heard any one refer to Cato as a Stoic.