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May Quotes by Epictetus
- If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase. At…
- Be not diverted from your duty by any idle reflections the silly world may make upon you, for their censures are not in your power…
- Everything has two handles,-one by which it may be borne; another by which it cannot.
- We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
- To a reasonable creature, that alone is insupportable which is unreasonable; but everything reasonable may be supported.
- Remember that you are but an actor, acting whatever part the Master has ordained. It may be short or it may be long. If he…
- You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.
- Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a…
- Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
- You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will.
- If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase.
- 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…
- When you let go of your attention for a little while, do not think you may recover it whenever you please.
- Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be…
More May Quotes
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- To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- The parents have to learn that the child should not be insulted, humiliated, condemned. If you want to help him, love him… — Rajneesh
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
- Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. — William Shakespeare