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Philosophers think about the most important questions in lifeβeverything from how to face death gracefullyβ¦
Fear, mortality, and authenticity
βTo 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 aliveβ¦β
Seneca on anger
Anger is like stepping into quicksand. The angrier you get, the more damage you inflict upon yourself; just as the moreβ¦
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 Stoicβ¦
Aristotle and Seneca on friendship and isolation
Friendship was an important topic to Greek philosophers. Aristotle devoted 1/5th of his main work on ethics, Nicomachean Ethicsβ¦
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.