Epictetus Quotes About Adversity
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As it is pleasant to see the sea from the land, so it is pleasant for him who has escaped from troubles to think of them.
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There are some things which men confess with ease, and others with difficulty.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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Common and vulgar people ascribe all ills that they feel to others; people of little wisdom ascribe to themselves; people of much wisdom, to no one.
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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.
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