"In ancient [[Greece]], there was a [[stoicism|Stoic]] named [[Chrysippus]], who was also a runner. He, like competitors today, wanted to win— he wanted to win badly; that’s what sports and life is about. But he also understood that **without a sense of honor, without a commitment to rules and fairness, victory is meaningless**. “It is not wrong to seek after the things useful in life,” he said, speaking of the laurels that go to the champion as well as the spoils of success in business or politics, “but to do so while depriving someone else is not just.” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[kindness]], [[character]], [[competition]], [[self-control]], [[discipline]] **Source** -- [[202409180127 - B - Right Thing, Right Now]]