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EPISODE · Jun 7, 2018 · 1 MIN

128. Annoyed by people? It's an opportunity to practice virtue

from Stoic Meditations · host Massimo Pigliucci

Marcus Aurelius suggests we think of others as partners at the gym: don't hate or hold grudges against them, think of them as opportunities to improve your virtue.

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Marcus Aurelius suggests we think of others as partners at the gym: don't hate or hold grudges against them, think of them as opportunities to improve your virtue.

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Marcus Aurelius suggests we think of others as partners at the gym: don't hate or hold grudges against them, think of them as opportunities to improve your virtue.

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