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A MEDITATION

“ No evil is honorable; but death is honorable, therefore death is not an evil.

— Zeno of Citium

Fragment, in Diogenes Laertius 7.128

On mortality

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A reflection

The Stoic syllogism on death: anything honorable isn't evil; death can be honorable; therefore it's not evil. You don't have to agree with the logic — but notice how much of your dread is just an unexamined premise you were handed.

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