Feb 5
3 min read
Stoicism and Activism
Should we change our desires rather than the World order?
My third maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and change my desires rather than the order of the world, and in general, accustom myself to the persuasion that, except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.
Descartes, 3rd part of Discourse on Method
