"It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them."
-Epictetus
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"If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible."
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"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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"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."
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"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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"Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed."
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