Term

amor fati

Latin for “love of fate”. Nietzsche's formula: not just to endure what happens to you, but to accept it and love it as part of your life.

The Gay Science, Friedrich Nietzsche

Explained in

• The Gay Science, Friedrich Nietzsche
• The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph, Ryan Holiday

  Latin for “love of fate”. An attitude in which you accept what has happened in full and look for ways to put it to use. Nietzsche made the phrase famous, and Holiday ties it to the Stoics.

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