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<p>The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzMuIlZhPfA&#x26;t=625s&#x26;ab_channel=EverydayStoic">audio</a>/<a href="/notes/pceakga5ymtpkyk64ortgp5">Epictetus</a></p>
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<li><a href="/notes/i00mxupoamytm5k2lgoiknz">Happiness</a></li>
<li><a href="/notes/vj69034g8o9obbiu93m4ih2">Essence/Condensed Message of Stoicism</a></li>
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