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He who does not desire or fear the uncertain day or capricious fate is equal to the gods above and loftier than mortals.

Justus Lipsius

He who does not desire or fear the uncertain day or capricious fate is equal to the gods above and loftier than mortals.

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About Justus Lipsius

Justus Lipsius (Joest Lips or Joost Lips; October 18, 1547 – March 23, 1606) was a Flemish Catholic philologist, philosopher, and humanist. Lipsius wrote a series of works designed to revive ancient Stoicism in a form that would be compatible with Christianity. The most famous of these is De Constantia (On Constancy). His form of Stoicism influenced a number of contemporary thinkers, creating the intellectual movement of Neostoicism. He taught at the universities in Jena, Leiden, and Leuven.