(LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1866. One aspect of stoicism is its identification of virtue with happiness, claiming that it was untouched by changes in fortune. To live consistently with nature is another familiar maxim among the Stoics. And, only by putting aside passion, unjust thoughts, and indulgence and by performing duty with the right disposition can people attain true freedom and rule as lords over their own lives. Contents: The Stoic School of Philosophy, Stoicism in comparison with Christianity, The Influence of Christianity on Stoicism, and The Influence of Stoicism on the Christian Church.