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From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “I made a prosperous voyage when I suffered my shipwreck.” — Zeno of Citium The founder of Stoicism was a man named Zeno of Citium. He was a rich merchant, but he lost everything he owned when his Read More >> Source
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