(...and some would say, *obnoxious women*)
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Today I read a short poem online, it read:
Hard times create strong men,
Strong men create good times,
Good times create weak men,
Weak men create hard times.
The poem struck me as I read it.
The circle of life, what goes up, must come down.
Unfortunately, in November 2016, I believe that we are in the “weak men create hard times” part of the cycle.
“A nation is born a stoic and dies an epicurean” Will Durant
Strength and success are born out of stoic values.
The Stoics elaborated a detailed taxonomy of virtue, dividing virtue into four main types: wisdom, justice, courage, and moderation. – The Google definition of Stoic Values
To have wisdom, justice, courage and moderation is to be strong where one will defer his or her own happiness and pleasure for virtue.
To the stoics, virtue was more important than happiness in life.
https://stefanaarnio.com/2016/11/19/weak-men-create-hard-times-hard-times-create-strong-men/