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It's a double standard. It's so what the stoics were hard on themselves. No question about it. They knew what was right and they insisted on holding themselves to that. They were absolutists. Even if it meant death, even if it meant avoidable suffering, even if it meant pass an unacceptable Pleasures, but what's interesting is that as strict as this standard was they applied it narrowly because while Marcus Aurelius was tough on himself Incorruptible exhaustive ceaselessly dedicated.
As Emperor he was said to be incredibly forgiving of his staff consider those first words in meditations where he describes the people he's going to meet that day Surly jealous dishonest arrogant Petty. Can you imagine him ever allowing himself to be those things not a chance, but there he was reminding himself not to judge those folks too harshly. So it's not quite fair to say that the stoics were absolutists. In fact, they were absolutist only to themselves with
Anyone else they were relativists Marcus Aurelius measured his staff and the strangers he encountered by whether they were trying their best for them. He looked for excuses and Silver Linings with himself totally different story. He drew clear lines flat ass rules as general James Madison's put it and was hard on himself when he fell short tolerant with others. He said strict with yourself. Is that a double standard you bet. There's no other way to live or rather. No other way.
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