Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for trai... - Epictetus
"Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort."
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"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."
"As a man, casting off worn out garments taketh new ones, so the dweller in the body, entereth into ones that are new."
"If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone."
"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."
"Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?"