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Real Good Is Simple
Marcus Aurelius argued the cardinal virtues — wisdom, self-control, justice, courage — are the only goods that never run out, never depreciate, and can’t be taken from you. Everything we chase instead is scaffolding. A Stoic point with deep biblical echoes.
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Don’t Get Lost in Other People’s Minds
Marcus catches something most self-help spends hundreds of pages circling: we say we love ourselves but spend our energy managing what other people think of us.