"The gods are not to be feared, / Death is not to be dreaded; / What is good is easy to acquire / What is bad is easy to bear." —quoted in Pierre Cadet, "What is Ancient Philosophy?" Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002.
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How to Be a Stoic | RadioWest
"No matter where you live or what culture you live in, the question of how to lead a good life is central. And there is no shortage of answers, from fundamentalist religion to nihilism. For his part, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci has become a Stoic. Stoicism, he says, isn’t about suppressing or hiding emotions. It’s about … Continue reading How to Be a Stoic | RadioWest
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