The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

Epictetus

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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

The struggle is great, the task divine — to gain mastery, freedom, happiness, and tranquility.

If you want to improve, you must be content to be thought foolish and stupid.

Where will you find the virtuous man? Alone.

The Stoic Emperor

Another person will not hurt you without your cooperation. You are hurt the moment you believe yourself to be.

You want to live - but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying - and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?

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