The guiding virtues of a Stoic:

✅ Wisdom
✅ Courage
✅ Justice
✅ Temperance

And what they mean 👇
Wisdom is:

✅ Good sense
✅ Good calculation
✅ Quick-wittedness
✅ Discretion
✅ Resourcefulness

The knowledge of what is good and bad.
Courage is:

✅ Endurance
✅ Confidence
✅ Cheerfulness
✅ Industriousness

The state of the soul that is unmoved by fear.
Justice is:

✅ Honesty
✅ Equity
✅ Fair dealing

The state that distributes to each person according to what is deserved.
Temperance is:

✅ Good discipline
✅ Modesty
✅ Self-control

Moderation of the soul concerning the desires and pleasures that normally occur in it.

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