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Daily Quotes by Epictetus
- Let death be daily before your eyes, and you will never entertain any abject thought, nor too eagerly covet anything.
- Shall I show you the sinews of a philosopher? What sinews are those? - A will undisappointed; evils avoided; powers daily exercised; careful resolutions; unerring…
- Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
- Watch yourself as you go about your daily business and later reflect on what you saw, trying to identify the sources of distress in your…
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