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To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.
Epictetus
EducationWantOthersOwnComplete
Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.
WishYouFindWishesWillBring
Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.
ControlTakePassionsThyTheeLest
You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.
YourselfYouWillNeverDependMay
Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.
HabitAngryEvilPresentYouOnly
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
WordsPhilosophyTwoLiesSustain
If you wish to be a writer, write.
CommunicationWishYouWriteWriter
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
LieYourselfEvilLaughYouBe True
If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.
GoodYouDesireBelievingBegin
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.
NatureWisdomWiseFoolishSlave
One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
EndeavorExcelThingsExcellentMost
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
LiveFreedomWishNothingRight
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