Edgar Tostado

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Joy in the Stoic sense is fundamentally active rather than passive; it comes from perceiving the virtuous quality of our own deeds, the things we do, whereas bodily pleasures arise from experiences that happen to us, even if they’re a consequence of actions like eating, drinking, or having sex.
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
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