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.
From Epictetus
Do not laugh much or often or unrestrainedly.
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.
Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.
The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
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