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“[...] if one seeks to resolve a problem, let it sit for a while, take time to think about the “Four Oaths” and subdue any self-centered thoughts, and then you will be able to proceed without faltering.”
― Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

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“Living without mistakes is truly impossible. But this is something that people who live by cleverness have no inclination to think about.”
― Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

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“When someone is giving you his opinion, you should receive it with deep gratitude even though it is worthless. If you don’t, he will not tell you the things that he has seen and heard about you again. It is best to both give and receive opinions in a friendly way.”
― Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

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“If by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he pains freedom in the Way. His whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling.”
― Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

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“When a dog is tied to a cart, if it wants to follow, it is pulled and follows, making its spontaneous act coincide with necessity. But if the dog does not follow, it will be compelled in any case. So it is with men too: even if they don't want to, they will be compelled to follow what is destined.”
― Zeno of Citium

tags: chrysippus, destiny, fate, inevitable, logos, stoicism

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