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Brittany Polat on Living as a Stoic (Episode 60)

Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied

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The Virtue of Struggle

Seneca says that this virtue is cannot be expected in a child or even a youth, not even a young person. So yes, the ancient Stoics were certainly realistic in their assessment of what we can do and how long it might take us to reach this point. But I still find great beauty in the aspiration in having a compass and having a direction.

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