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Roman Stoic philosopher of the first century CE, sometimes called “the Roman Socrates.” He held that philosophy should be studied by everyone, women as well as men, and his lectures survive in fragments preserved by his students.
July 02, 2026 It is not possible to live well today unless you treat it as your last day." — Musonius Rufus, Lectures June 17, 2026 We should accustom ourselves to simple and inexpensive food, taken for the sake of nourishment and not for ple… June 01, 2026 Of all existing things some are in our power, and others are not in our power. May 23, 2026 We must not say that the work of philosophy is one thing and the work of life another.