Stoic Lessons

This is the complete works of Musonius Rufus (25-95CE), the man who taught Epictetus.

While he was very well-known and respected during his time, he is less widely known now. He was a social activist, a proto-feminist, a vegetarian, and a minimalist.

No topic is too small or too big for him. Here are some of the topics covered in this book:

• Women and men are equal.
• Why hardships are of little importance?
• Why everyone should study philosophy?
• Where you live or are forced to live is of no importance.
• Don’t take things personally and be personally insulted.
• Live “according to nature”
• Live a virtuous family life.
• Live a simple life.
• Children should obey their parents, but not indiscriminately.
• If you keep practicing virtue, you don’t need anything special in your old age.