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Girls as well as boys should study philosophy; the things that befall men befall women too, and they have the same nature.
Musonius Rufus · Lectures · paraphrase
What it means today

Wisdom is not gendered. The same life questions face everyone; the same training helps everyone. Musonius made this point in a time when it was radical, and it remains a needed reminder.

Try this todayTreat the wisdom you read as something to share with everyone, not just those you think of as your peers.
Today’s questionWhom am I excluding, by accident, from the work of becoming wise?
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