The word 'Stoicism' sounds like it should derive from 'stoic' (emotionless), but it actually comes from the Greek 'Stoa Poikile' — a painted porch in Athens where Zeno and his followers gathered to debate philosophy in the 3rd century BC. The philosophy was literally named after a meeting spot, not a feeling. A reminder that some of history's most enduring ideas started as casual conversations under a roof.
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