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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.
August 19, 2026 Refuse The Easy Thing It is better to abstain from all pleasure than to be conquered by any. August 04, 2026 The Discipline Of Less Training which is common to soul and body together is that which is produced by hard living rather than soft, … July 17, 2026 What Actually Remains If one accomplishes something good with toil, the toil passes but the good remains; if one does something sham… 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.