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What did Stoicism and Epicureanism have in common?

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They both offer ways to avoid pain in life; in Epicureanism by living very simply and having strong friendships, and in Stoicism by fully accepting the course of nature. ... Stoics believe that all pain stems from our perceptions and that we have the ability to not suffer when things typically considered bad happen to us.

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