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EPISODE · Apr 1, 2021 · 2 MIN

824. Epaminondas, one of the most excellent men who ever lived

from Stoic Meditations · host Massimo Pigliucci

Cicero refers to the story of the Theban general Epaminondas, who sacrificed his life to free his people from the Spartan yoke. If he was capable of that, surely we can withstand the pains and setbacks of ordinary life.

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