Musonius Rufus · Philosophy
Twice exiled himself, Musonius argued that exile takes nothing that truly matters: the whole universe is our common fatherland, and the good person carries his virtue everywhere. He held, too, that the philosopher will not go to law over personal insult - that disgrace lies in doing wrong, not in enduring it.
You learned that Musonius, twice exiled, argued exile is no evil because the universe is our common fatherland and virtue goes with us; and that the philosopher does not prosecute for personal injury, since disgrace lies in doing wrong, not enduring it. Explain both ideas and how his own life backed them.
Leads to Marcus Aurelius.
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