Cicero gives an example of people suddenly setting grief aside because they are absorbed in an urgent task. He infers that, therefore, grief is a matter of opinion, not of nature.
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893. Two precious things we always carry with us
892. Don't get cocky with Fortune
891. Look out for Fortune's blows
890. Happiness regardless of circumstances
889. What really makes us wiser
888. On the last path to freedom
887. What to do if you are deaf
886. Focus on what you can do, not on what you can't
885. On exile and cosmopolitanism
884. The time Plato almost lost his life
883. On walking before dinner
882. Socrates the non-consumerist
881. Three kinds of goods
880. Many schools, many takes
879. The philosophical problem with pain
878. Damocles' sword and the nature of happiness
877. An argument in favor of virtue as guarantor of a happy life
876. How to evaluate philosophical systems
875. Why virtue is necessary and sufficient for happiness
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