The skill of the pilot is independent of the value of the cargo
Stoic Meditations - A podcast by Massimo Pigliucci
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Cicero uses a metaphor involving ship pilots and their cargo to remind us that a more or less valuable "cargo" doesn't make us better or worse "pilots." It is our skills, that is our virtue, that make the difference.
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