Synopsis: I chose this excerpt for two reasons: (1) Marcus Aurelius’s statements about the value of honesty, integrity, and lack of pretense complement the statements of the Rambam in Hilchos Deios on the same topic, which we recently covered in my Rambam Bekius shiur; (2) I love the analogy of the smelly goat!
Related Episodes of Rambam Bekius Podcast:
- Speech of Duplicity and Integrity (Hilchos Deios 2:6)
- How Can the Rambam Permit ANY Lying? (Hilchos Gezeilah v'Aveidah 14:12-13)
Sources:
- Aurelius, Meditations 11:15
- Rambam: Mishneh Torah, Sefer ha’Mada, Hilchos Deios 2:6
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Stoic texts:
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Letters from a Stoic Master (Seneca)
The Discourses of Epictetus
The Enchiridion (Handbook) of Epictetus
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