| Good fortune like ripe fruit, ought to be enjoyed while it is present. |
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| God has entrusted me with myself. |
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- Epictetus |
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| People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them. |
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- Epictetus |
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| The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. |
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- Epictetus |
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| Only the educated are free. |
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- Epictetus |
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| Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly. |
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| What is the first business of philosophy? To part with self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn what he thinks that he already knows. |
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- Epictetus |
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| Control thy passions, lest they take vengeance on thee. |
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- Epictetus |
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| The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. |
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- Epictetus |
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| We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. |
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- Epictetus |
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| When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need have they of light to see what you are doing? |
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- Epictetus |
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