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The Slave Who Became a Philosopher: The Incredible Story of Epictetus

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What Is Stoicism? A Simple Guide for Beginners

What Is Stoicism? A Simple Guide for Beginners The grandson threw himself onto the sofa with the kind of exhaustion only a twelve-year-old can manufacture. "Grandpa, my teacher said Marcus Aurelius was a Stoic. What even is that?" The grandfather set down his book. "Tell me first — what do you think it means?" "Like... not caring about anything? Being cold?" The grandson made a face. "Sounds boring." The grandfather smiled. "Marcus Aurelius cried when his children died. Seneca wrote some of the warmest letters in history. Epictetus — who was born a slave — spoke about human dignity with more passion than almost anyone who ever lived." He picked up his book again. "Does that sound like people who didn't care about anything?" The grandson sat up. "Then what is it actually?" "That," said the grandfather, "is exactly the right question....

40 Marcus Aurelius Quotes From Meditations — With Full Context and Meaning

40 Marcus Aurelius Quotes From Meditations — With Full Context and Meaning Not just a list of quotes to screenshot. Every quote below comes from a specific book of Meditations, with the context in which it was written and a practical meaning for the life you are actually living. The grandson dropped his phone on the table and slid a screenshot toward his grandfather. "Everyone keeps posting this Marcus Aurelius quote. Is it even real?" The grandfather looked at it. "You have power over your mind, not outside events." He nodded slowly. "Real enough. But you're only getting half of it." "What do you mean half?" "A quote without context is like a door with no house. You can walk through it but you don't know where you are." He reached for the worn copy of Meditations on the shelf. "Let me show you what he actually wrote — and what was happening in his life when he wrote it....

Stoic Relationships: Complete Guide to Love, Family & Difficult People

Stoic Relationships: Complete Guide to Love, Family & Difficult People The grandson had been quiet for most of dinner. Afterwards he sat on the sofa, not reading, not on his phone — just staring at nothing in particular. His grandfather waited until the silence had settled before asking: "Someone specific, or people in general?" The grandson looked up. "Both, I think. There's someone at school who keeps making everything harder than it needs to be. And at home — I don't know. It feels like I'm always getting it wrong with people, no matter what I do." "Marcus Aurelius started every morning reminding himself that he would encounter difficult, ungrateful, and unreasonable people that day," said his grandfather. "He was an emperor. He still needed that reminder." "Did it help him?" "He governed an empire for nearly twenty years through plague and war, and the peo...

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