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Back Quotes by Epictetus
- Never say of anything I have lost it, only say that I have given it back.
- Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
- Survey and test a prospective action before undertaking it. Before you proceed, step back and look at the big picture, lest you act rashly on…
- Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
- Never say about anything, "I have lost it," but only "I have given it back." Is your child dead? It has been given back. Is…
- Inner peace begins when we stop saying of things, 'I have lost it' and instead say, 'It has been returned to where it came from.'…
- A guide, on finding a man who has lost his way, brings him back to the right path—he does not mock and jeer at him…
- Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control. Sickness may challenge your body. But are…
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