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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have

Freedom is not achieved by satisfying desire, but by eliminating it

If your present desires are realistic - realistic for you personally - why are you frustrated and unhappy? If you are not trying to escape the inevitable, then why do you continue to meet with accident and misfortune?

“God save me from fools with a little philosophy - no one is more difficult to reach.” 😂

Always remember - the door is open

“So why take on the burden of matters which you cannot answer for? You are only making unnecessary problems for yourself.”

“Slave, are you going to be at odds with the world because of one lame leg?” Epictetus not too much now 😂😂

“What should we do then? Make the best use of what is in our power, and treat the rest in accordance with its nature. And what is its nature? However God decides.”

“And yet, while there is only the one thing we can care for and devote ourselves to, we choose instead to care about and attach ourselves to a score of others: to our bodies, to our property, to our family, friends, and slaves. And, bring attached to many things, we are weighed down and dragged along with them.”