Musonius Rufus, Epictetus’s teacher, was famous for being a particularly practical Stoic who gave his students advice on everything from the important things in life (such as the idea that women ought to get the same education as men) to somewhat trivial matters, like how to furnish your house (efficiently, with stuff that doesn’t break easily) or cut your hair (removing only what is useless). He had a lot to say about diet too. He argued that “although there are many pleasures which persuade human beings to do wrong and compel them to act against their own interests, the pleasure connected
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