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Merely Quotes by Epictetus
- Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
- It were no slight attainment could we merely fulfil what the nature of man implies.
- -….when things seem to have reached that stage, merely say “I won’t play any longerâ€, and take your departure; but if you stay, stop lamenting.
- 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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