Cultivating Indifference: How Cato Dealt With Humiliation

Wednesday Wisdom #171

Aug 16, 2023

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Happy Wednesday, wisdom lovers!

Last week, we wrote about Stoicism and Epicureanism.

This week: Cultivating Indifference: How Cato Dealt With Humiliation

Now, let's get to it 👇

Weekly Reflection

As a student of Stoic philosophy, one of the most common yet provocative words I come across is indifference. Zeno, Cato, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus all mention that a Stoic is indifferent to external things, such as wealth, pain, winning, hope, dreams and most other things.

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