Indeed, Teddy seems to represent the temperance and self control of the philosophy beautifully when he said, "What such a man needs is not courage but nerve control, cool headedness. This he can get only by practice". Likewise he expressed the necessity of action advocated by the Stoics when he famously remarked,

"We must all wear out or rust out, everyone of us. My choice is to wear out". Today's leaders are no different, with many finding their inspiration from the ancient texts. Bill Clinton rereads <a href="http://www.dailystoic.com/marcus-aurelius/">Marcus Aurelius </a>every single year, while Wen Jiabao, the former prime minister of China, claims that Meditations is one of two books he travels with and has read it more than one hundred times over the course of his life.

When most people think of "philosophy," their eyes glaze over. It's the last thing they want, let alone something they need. But this, as you already know, is silly and naive. Philosophy is not just about talking or lecturing, or even reading long, dense books.

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