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He Quotes by Epictetus
- He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
- If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.
- It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
- Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.
- The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
- He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.
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