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We must not endure with patience what we can avoid; but we must endure bravely what we cannot avoid.
Seneca · Letters from a Stoic · paraphrase
What it means today

There is no virtue in suffering what you could have changed. But for what you truly cannot change, there is every virtue in bearing it well. Know the difference.

Try this todaySort one hardship today: is it avoidable? If yes, change it; if no, bear it bravely.
Today’s questionAm I enduring something I should change, or fighting something I should endure?
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