1.54" (39mm), 1 oz, die struck brass key tag, Minted in the USA. Also available as a coin in Antique Silver, Antique Bronze, and Antique Copper. Explore all options in our shop.

Stoic philosophy is driven by four cardinal virtues – wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance. Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature, moderation, and reason. It is essentially what Stoic philosophy is built upon.

1. WISDOM/PRUDENCE
Allows us to make logical decisions and sound judgments from our knowledge and experience. The reason we need to acquire wisdom is that most of our sufferings arise from our beliefs from past experiences with wisdom, we challenge those set beliefs and move towards building a new self with a peaceful mind.
It means overcoming obstacles and complex situations in the best way possible with the resources available at hand.

2. COURAGE
Courage is the state of standing strong and thinking correctly in dangerous and fearful situations. Courage is taking righteous actions both physically and morally. It is not the elimination of fear, desire, or anxiety, rather it is deciding to act and taking steps despite our fear, passion, and anxiety. It is the virtue concerned with endurance and resilience in the face of fear. It is being intrepid in the face of death.

3. JUSTICE
Justice means doing what is rightful and fair to others and ourselves. From the stoic point of view, justice is our duty to our fellow men and women in our society. Justice is the virtue involving distribution: to treat every individual as equal with fairness and kindness regardless of their financial and social status, caste, color, creed, or ethnicity.

4. TEMPERANCE
Also called moderation, the virtue of temperance relates to self-restraint, self-discipline, and self-control. It is the virtue concerned with the acquisition. The state by which a possessor is full of caution about what he should acquire before choosing what to get. With temperance, we can choose long-term well-being over short-term satisfaction. Marcus Aurelius was insistent on having this virtue and wrote what sets humans apart from animals is the ability to control their impulses.

The Summum Bonum message on the back of the coin is meant to remind you that you always have the choice to aim for the “Highest Good” in whatever you do. You should always be aiming to act and do what is right, not what is necessarily easy.

Keep the four virtues of Stoicism in mind at all times with this Stoic Virtues Key Tag. It is the perfect way to stay stoic during your day, worth carrying with you every day, into every decision.

Technical details:

∙ Large, Heavyweight Key Tag
∙ Diameter: ∙ 2.7mm thick (10 gauge)
∙ Weight: 1oz
∙ Highest-quality mint, extremely fine details
∙ 100% Minted in the USA

∙ Material:
Brass Alloy (Antique Bronze Color)

The key tags were chemically aged so the patina looks great right out of the package and will look even better with more wear from handling and daily carry. The key tag is treated to look as if it has been handled and circulated. Coloring and patinas may slightly vary.

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