Herein lies the supreme wisdom, human and divine; and the task of philosophy consists in teaching men to submit joyously to Necessity which hears nothing and is indifferent to all.

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The Stoics were a school of ancient Greek philosophers founded around 300 B.C. The Stoics believed that the only true virtue was virtue itself. They believed that all other things are mere means to the attainment of virtue. Their ultimate goal was to live in accordance with nature, to follow their own nature completely.

Source: Athens And Jerusalem

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