Stoic thought (Stoici)
Stoic thinkers, named for the Stoa in Athens, taught that a person can stay steady when life is hard. They valued courage, fairness, self-control, and wisdom. Seneca's line is about effort: the road upward is not an easy one.
Grades 7–8. Roman values.
How it connects
Marcus Aurelius, a later emperor, wrote in this tradition. This card only asks for the idea of steadiness.
A line to remember
Non est ad astra mollis e terris via.
The road from the earth to the stars is not a soft one.
Seneca, Hercules Furens 437
Latin words that go with this card: via, labor.