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“When you are alone, you should call this tranquility and freedom and when you are with many you shouldn’t call this a crowd, or trouble or uneasiness but festival and company and contentedly accept it.”
― Epictetus, Discources and Selected Writings

tags: stoicism

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“ichi-go ichi-e, which roughly translates to “once in a lifetime.” It could refer to a gathering of friends, a special meal, an epic day of surf, but the idea is to savor that occasion, because it will never come again.”
― Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

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“Suffering is caused by decisions not made.”
― Gautama Buddha, 100 Quotes by Gautama Buddha

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“What's the price you pay for a high standard of living? Well, that's easy. You virtually always sacrifice the present for the future.”
― Jordan B. Peterson, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life

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“Memorization comes from repeated recall, not repeated exposure.”
― Mark a McDaniel, Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

tags: learning, memorization

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