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EPISODE · Oct 1, 2019 · 3 MIN

458. Which is the better lot, to be happy for a short time or not at all?

from Stoic Meditations · host Massimo Pigliucci

Seneca reminds his friend Marcia, who had lost a son a couple of years later, that it is better to be thankful for what she had, rather than resentful for what she has lost.

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Seneca reminds his friend Marcia, who had lost a son a couple of years later, that it is better to be thankful for what she had, rather than resentful for what she has lost.

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Seneca reminds his friend Marcia, who had lost a son a couple of years later, that it is better to be thankful for what she had, rather than resentful for what she has lost.

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