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- When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention…
- Some things are up to us [eph' hêmin] and some things are not up to us. Our opinions are up to us, and our impulses,…
- Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only…
- If a person had delivered up your body to some passer-by, you would certainly be angry. And do you feel no shame in delivering up…
- To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
- You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell themselves at various…
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