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ancientorigins · 5 hours
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y2kaee · 2 months
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"You become what you give your attention to."
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thoughtkick · 5 months
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You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgment about them.
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thecalminside · 3 months
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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philosophybits · 10 months
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As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so you also should not wait for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do your duty; but do good of your own accord, and you will be loved like the sun.
Epictetus, Fragments
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philosophors · 2 months
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“Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.”
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thehopefulquotes · 4 months
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You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
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stay-close · 3 days
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You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
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perfectquote · 5 months
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You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
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perfectfeelings · 7 months
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First say to yourself what you would be, then do what you have to do.
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ancientorigins · 11 days
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eyeoftheheart · 5 months
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“As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so you also should not wait for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do your duty; but do good of your own accord, and you will be loved like the sun.”
― Epictetus, Fragments
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surqrised · 2 months
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You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
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philosophybits · 8 months
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Whatever you would make habitual, practice it; and if you would not make a thing habitual, do not practice it, but accustom yourself to something else.
Epictetus, Discourses
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