Pleasure and Joy
Practical Stoicism
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The Importance of Joy
The wise man is joyful, happy, and calm, unshaken. He lives on a plane with the gods. If you seek joy in the midst of cares, these objects for which you strive so eagerly are merely causes of grief. One person seeks it in feasting and self-indulgence, another in canvassing for honors and in being surrounded by a throng of clients. Another in his mistress, another in idle display of culture and in literature that has no power to heal. All these men are led astray by delights which are deceptive and short-lived.
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