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Contentment Quotes by Epictetus
- Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
- Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants.
- Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
- He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
- Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.
- I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does…
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