The Marcus Aurelius Quote He Never Wrote

from The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks · host Jon Brooks

One of Marcus Aurelius's most famous online quotes does not appear in the Meditations. In this episode, I look at several fabricated, misattributed and over-smoothed Stoic quotes, including one I used myself.The point is bigger than pedantry. A philosophy built on checking impressions should not be taught through claims nobody checked.Free 7-Day Stoic Challenge: stoicchallenge.coThe Stoic Vault: stoicvault.com

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