[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":44},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-06/24":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/06/24","stoicism/06/24","The Truly Educated Aren't Quarrelsome","Meditation for June 24, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"The beautiful and good person neither fights with anyone nor, as much as they are able, permits others to fight … this is the meaning of getting an education — learning what is your own affair and what is not. If a person carries themselves so, where is there any room for fighting?","Epictetus","Discourses, 4.5.1; 7b-8a","2021-06-24T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","problem solving",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_7478.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":38},"minimark",[26,30,35],[27,28,29],"p",{},"While mulling over this message, thoughts of contentious arguments began filling the mind. Does every political\nconversation require a counterpoint? What is the harm in just listening and not agreeing? What is lost when we say\nnothing, but rather listen?",[31,32,34],"h3",{"id":33},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,36,37],{},"A contentious conversation does not need a winner. We can listen calmly, patiently, and resist any temptations to fire\nback. There is no need to win every little battle. Pick your battles wisely.",{"title":39,"searchDepth":40,"depth":40,"links":41},"",2,[42],{"id":33,"depth":43,"text":34},3,1793896147526]