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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-choices like trying to stay sane in an insane world, or fighting the urge to be corrupt when given absolute power.
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... or always being right is heavy armor. It translate into defensiveness and posturing. This is very common and most of us have some degree of knower in us.
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