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The Four Virtues Of Stoicism

The Four Virtues Of Stoicism

According to Stoicism, the highest good, the supreme aim of life is virtue. Good or bad situations, events and circumstances are nothing but a chance for us to respond with virtue, and leads to happiness, success, honor, love and respect. Virtue is how one is happy and free, while shunning complexity and embracing simplicity.

The Four Virtues believed by the Stoics are Wisdom, Courage, Temperance and Justice.

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Virtues Of Stoics: Courage

Following the virtue of courage makes one face death, misfortune and loss of respect, and still hold on to one’s principles.

Life is a battle, and many times, a futile one. It requires great courage to fight not just the negative forces, but the many vices, and life-choice...

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Virtues Of Stoics: Justice

Justice is a virtue of stoicism that puts one’s self-interest and personal good out of the equation, and puts the focus on the betterment of the world.

The virtue of justice is explained as:

  1. Not harming others.
  2. Keeping personal and private property s...

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Virtues Of Stoics: Wisdom

Wisdom is the space between the event and the response. The power to choose good or bad, recognizing the reality of the event and responding with complete awareness and rationality is called wisdom.

It is the way one puts knowledge in implementation mode, guiding o...

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Virtues Of Stoics: Temperance

Acting within limits, and not indulging in anything too much is a virtue that firmly puts it foot down on excess, which it believes lead to discontent, and dissatisfaction.

Curbing one’s desires (or self-control) leads us to work on what is essential in our lives, be it ma...

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The four Stoic Virtues

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According to the Stoics, the highest in life you can aim for is a virtue and all the rest will follow.

The Stoics believed in these four main virtues: 

  1. Wisdom
  2. Courage
  3. Temperance

The Stoic Virtues

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4 core virtues that Stoics believe are essential for living a good life:

  1. Wisdom: The ability to see the world clearly and to understand what is truly important. Stoics believe that wisdom is the foundation of all the other virtues.
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1. Virtue as the Highest Good

1. Virtue as the Highest Good

• The highest good is the cultivation of personal virtue, or moral excellence.

• The goal of human life is to live in accordance with nature, and that the key to achieving this goal is to develop virtue.

• Four cardinal virtues - wisdom, courage, justice, and moderation. Wisdom involv...

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