That One Should Disdain HardshipsPerennial wisdom from one of historys most important but lesser known Stoic teachers He knew that all a philosopher could do was respond wellbravely, boldly, patientlyto what life threw at us. That's what we should be doing now.Ryan Holiday, Reading List email The Stoic philosopher Musonius Rufus was one of the most influential teachers of his era, imperial Rome, and his message still resonates with startling clarity today. Alongside Stoics like