A discussion of the Stoic virtue of Temperance, what it is and how to apply it. Temperance is not about a completely prudish way to act, but away of self control and moderation. Email me at [email protected]
Readings:
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
https://archive.org/stream/RubaiyatOfOmarKhayyam_263/Rubaiyat-LeGallienne-1901_djvu.txt
1. Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius: Chapter 8 vs 12
2. The Enchiridon, Chapter 14: http://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/epicench.html
3: Moral Letters to Lucilus, #21: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_71