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Difficulties are things that show what men are.

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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 a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil.

By Epictetus

Control thy passions, lest they take vengeance on thee.

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Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.

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Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

By Epictetus

Appear to know only this,--never to fail nor fall.

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Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to an humble and grateful mind.

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All philosophy lies in two words Sustain and Abstain.

By Epictetus

A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.

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Only the educated are free.

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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

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You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

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A wise man is he who does not grieve for the thing which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

By Epictetus