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May 2022
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25 Essential Rules For Life (From The St...

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It's pretty straight forward: Define your rules. Live by them.  “When the standards have been set,” Epictetus said, “the work of philosophy is just this, to examine and uphold the standards, but the work of a truly good person is in using those standards when they know them.” But of course, the Stoics were not quite so direct in practice. One Stoic, Chrysi ... Show More
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