Ah yes, the timeless wisdom of Stoicism—because nothing screams ancient philosophy like a bunch of #billionaires pretending they're Marcus Aurelius while sipping overpriced lattes on their private jets. Who knew that the path to inner peace was actually paved with yachts and stock options?
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Stoicism's Appeal to the Rich and Powerful (2019)

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Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. #stoicism #life #philosophy

"Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"Throw everything out of your mind. Read a little, sleep. The world will still be here when you wake up, and there'll still be everything left to do." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself." #stoicism #life #philosophy

It is easy in the world to live after the worlds opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. #stoicism #life #philosophy

It is easy in the world to live after the worlds opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. #stoicism #life #philosophy

"Welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace." #stoicism #life #philosophy

Without music, life would be a mistake. #stoicism #life #philosophy

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"Beauty is not in the face beauty is a light in the heart." #stoicism #life #philosophy

STOP MEASURING DAYS BY DEGREE OF PRODUCTIVITY AND START EXPERIENCING THEM BY DEGREE OF PRESENCE. #stoicism #life #philosophy

"To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." #stoicism #life #philosophy

"While we teach, We learn" #stoicism #life #philosophy

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