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104 – The Greater The Difficulty
Read more…: 104 – The Greater The Difficulty“The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.” ― Epictetus
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103 – With All Your Heart
Read more…: 103 – With All Your Heart“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.” ― Marcus Aurelius Photo by Brittney Burnett on Unsplash
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102 – As You See Yourself
Read more…: 102 – As You See Yourself“It is unrealistic to expect people to see you as you see yourself.” ― Epictetus Photo by Joanna Nix on Unsplash
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101 – Mindless Pap
Read more…: 101 – Mindless Pap“Most of what passes for legitimate entertainment is inferior or foolish and only caters to or exploits people’s weaknesses. Avoid being one of the mob who indulges in such pastimes. Your life is too short and you have important things to do. Be discriminating about…
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100 – Life On Your Own Terms
Read more…: 100 – Life On Your Own Terms“Do not try to seem wise to others. If you want to live a wise life, live it on your own terms and in your own eyes.” ― Epictetus
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99 – Sparing Partner
Read more…: 99 – Sparing Partner“A boxer derives the greatest advantage from his sparring partner – and my accuser is my sparring partner. He trains me in patience, civility and even temper.” — Epictetus
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98 – Finding Fault
Read more…: 98 – Finding Fault“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?” — Marcus Aurelius
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97 – Only Educated Are Free
Read more…: 97 – Only Educated Are Free“We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free.” — Epictetus
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96 – Caretake This Moment
Read more…: 96 – Caretake This Moment“Caretake this moment. Immerse yourself in its particulars. Respond to this person, this challenge, this deed. Quit the evasions. Stop giving yourself needless trouble. It is time to really live; to fully inhabit the situation you happen to be in now. You are not some…
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95 – Imagined Anxieties
Read more…: 95 – Imagined Anxieties“Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.” ― Epictetus
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