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Upon Quotes by Epictetus
- 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…
- It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily…
- If your heart is quite set upon a crown, make and put on one of roses, for it will make the prettier appearance.
- If you set your heart upon philosophy, you must straightway prepare yourself to be laughed at and mocked by many who will say Behold a…
- Opportunity beckons more surely when misfortune comes upon a person than it ever does when that person is riding the crest of a wave of…
- A ship should not be held by a single anchor; neither should life depend upon a single hope.
- 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…
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