1082. The fundamental tradeoff

Stoic Meditations by Massimo Pigliucci

Aug 5, 202200:02:30Religion & Spirituality

You have to realize, it isn’t easy to keep your will in agreement with nature, as well as externals. Caring about the one inevitably means you are going to shortchange the other.

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