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Turns Quotes by Epictetus
- On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use.
- Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can…
- When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
- The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
- God has entrusted me with myself. No man is free who is not master of himself. A man should so live that his happiness shall…
- No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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