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- Food Is The Best Test Of Self-Control
Food is the best test of self-control and temperance because it's presented to us every single day and in the modern world at any hour of the day.
Musonius Rufus was a Roman Stoic philosopher who in his two part discourse on food said:
"That God who made man provided him food and drink for the sake of preserving his life and not for giving him pleasure, one can see very well from this: when food is performing its real function, it does not produce pleasure for man, that is in the process of digestion and assimilation."470
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Something that also differentiated Stoicism from stereotypical philosophical discourse was the fact that it produces men who did rather than thought.
This was Epictetus ' promise of philosophy. Sometimes the discussion about the meaning of life...
470
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To practice this principle one can eat plain foods without sauces or try intermittent fasting.
- Failure Is Natural, Regret Is Foolish
Marcus Aurelius was emperor of Rome. His untitled writing, commonly known as ...
472
435 reads
To practice this principle one can eat plain foods without sauces or try intermittent fasting.
- Failure Is Natural, Regret Is Foolish
Marcus Aurelius was emperor of Rome. His untitled writing, commonly known as ...
470
414 reads
Don't be surprised by failure, expect it, in fact, embrace it and seek after obstacles in your life which seem uncomfortable.
It is here where your character will be tested and most importantly moulded and developed.
The Stoics called nega...
472
416 reads
To practice this principle one can eat plain foods without sauces or try intermittent fasting.
- Failure Is Natural, Regret Is Foolish
Marcus Aurelius was emperor of Rome. His untitled writing, commonly known as ...
470
414 reads
To practice this principle one can eat plain foods without sauces or try intermittent fasting.
- Failure Is Natural, Regret Is Foolish
Marcus Aurelius was emperor of Rome. His untitled writing, commonly known as ...
472
418 reads
Something that also differentiated Stoicism from stereotypical philosophical discourse was the fact that it produces men who did rather than thought.
This was Epictetus ' promise of philosophy. Sometimes the discussion about the meaning of life...
472
435 reads
Don't be surprised by failure, expect it, in fact, embrace it and seek after obstacles in your life which seem uncomfortable.
It is here where your character will be tested and most importantly moulded and developed.
The Stoics called nega...
474
428 reads
Something that also differentiated Stoicism from stereotypical philosophical discourse was the fact that it produces men who did rather than thought.
This was Epictetus ' promise of philosophy. Sometimes the discussion about the meaning of life...
472
419 reads
Don't be surprised by failure, expect it, in fact, embrace it and seek after obstacles in your life which seem uncomfortable.
It is here where your character will be tested and most importantly moulded and developed.
The Stoics called nega...
470
415 reads
To practice this principle one can eat plain foods without sauces or try intermittent fasting.
- Failure Is Natural, Regret Is Foolish
Marcus Aurelius was emperor of Rome. His untitled writing, commonly known as ...
470
414 reads
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Deriving Meaning Through Suffering
Nietzsche, the famous philosopher, argues that man seeks pain as long as it brings him meaning, and eventually happiness, contentment, or satisfaction. The fire of misery and suffering isn’t extinguished with pleasure, but with meaning.
If our suffering is worthwhile, we are on the...
Self Control
People having a high level of self-control experience better relationships and have higher achievement levels. Lack of self-control is associated with social conflict and low-grade academic performance.
Example: While following a diet regime, a person spends a lot of willpower the whol...
Pythagoras
- Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician, philosopher, and mystic. He is best known for the similarly named theorem.
- He did most of his work in southern Italy and wrote nothing down.
- Pythagoras was a sage who founded a small religion of devoted ...
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