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253. Don't be like a dog waiting for another morsel of meat

253. Don't be like a dog waiting for another morsel of meat

FromStoic Meditations


253. Don't be like a dog waiting for another morsel of meat

FromStoic Meditations

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Dec 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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Seneca says that people are like dogs who eagerly await the next tasty morsel from Fortuna, swallow it quickly, then eagerly await the next one. Don't be like a dog, that way lies perennial dissatisfaction with life.

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Released:
Dec 5, 2018
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Occasional reflections on the wisdom of Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers with Prof. Massimo Pigliucci. Complete index by author and source at https://massimopigliucci.org/stoic-podcast/. (cover art by Marek Škrabák; original music by Ian Jolin-Rasmussen). Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stoicmeditations/support