“No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself”
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“The difficulty comes from our lack of confidence.”
― Letters from a Stoic
― Letters from a Stoic
“What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself.”
― Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium: Latin Text
― Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium: Latin Text
“The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. You are arranging what lies in Fortune’s control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What are you looking at? To what goal are you straining? The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.”
― On the Shortness of Life
― On the Shortness of Life
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