All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
From Epictetus
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.
No greater thing 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.
Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.
If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.
All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is your wife dead? It is a return. Are you deprived of your estate? Is not this also a return?
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