In the desert of the heart Let the healing fountain start, In the prison of his days Teach the free man how to praise. ——W. H. Auden
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The Golden Rule the World Over, 2
Epictetus, a Greek sage and Stoic philosopher, was born a slave circa 55 AD in what would be present-day Turkey. He spoke of the Golden Rule in terms of earthly enslavement: “What you do not want to suffer, do not attempt to make others suffer. You avoid enslavement; make sure then to make no oneContinue reading “The Golden Rule the World Over, 2”
