Stoic Vocabulary

verb A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, such as 'be'

pronoun A word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse, such as 'someone'

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence, such as 'to'

• It should be all one to someone whether they prefer tea or coffee during the meeting.
• It can be all one to someone if we go to the park or the beach for a picnic.
• I don't care if we watch a movie or play video games, it's all one to me.
• The color of the walls may be all one to someone, but it can greatly affect the overall mood of a room.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

article a word that specifies and limits a noun

• It is important to aequam servare mentem when dealing with difficult situations in the workplace.
• Hey, remember to aequam servare mentem when things get tough at school.
• Dude, just chill out and aequam servare mentem, everything will be fine.
• In life, it's essential to aequam servare mentem and not let emotions cloud your judgment.

noun a Latin phrase meaning 'with equal mind' or 'with calmness'

adverb modifying a verb and indicating the manner in which an action is performed

• In the face of adversity, he remained aequo animo and handled the situation with grace and composure.
• Even when things got tough, she stayed aequo animo and didn't let it get to her.
• No matter what life throws at you, just stay aequo animo and keep moving forward.
• She faced the criticism with aequo animo, knowing that it was just part of the process.