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Rene Descartes's ideas on Stoicism, collected in one place with clear source context.
"Conquer yourself rather than the world."
"Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power."
"My third maxim was to endeavor always to conquer myself rather than fortune, and change my desires rather than the order of the world."
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