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Hard labor and discipline are good for the soul, not only for the body.
Musonius Rufus · Lectures · paraphrase
What it means today

Physical effort has a moral side effect. Working with your hands, enduring discomfort, staying with a task — these train the will as surely as they train the muscle.

Try this todayDo one task today with your hands or your body, and notice what it does to your state of mind.
Today’s questionWhen did I last let labor do its quiet work on my soul?
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