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Fear, mortality, and authenticity
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Fear, mortality, and authenticity

β€œTo be alive is the biggest fear humans have. Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive…”

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Seneca on anger
A. L. Peck A. L. Peck

Seneca on anger

Anger is like stepping into quicksand. The angrier you get, the more damage you inflict upon yourself; just as the more…

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Marcus Aurelius on gratitude
A. L. Peck A. L. Peck

Marcus Aurelius on gratitude

Marcus Aurelius was the last emperor of the Pax Romana, a period of peace and stability for the Roman Empire. He was also a Stoic… 

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Seneca on time
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Seneca on time

Time is invaluable: it's finite, we don't know how much of it we have and we can never get it back. Yet it's easy to forget its value.

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