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Epictetus told his students to stop quoting and start digesting.
Meditations on becoming a better person and a better Stoic.
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Epictetus told his students to stop quoting and start digesting.

The vine produces grapes and doesn't ask for thanks.

Don't become what hurt you.

Marcus Aurelius compared it to a soldier storming a wall.

Complaining is the third option, and it's the only one that does nothing.

It's easy to practice philosophy when things go wrong. Try it when they go right.

Suppress the need to react to things that don't require your attention.

You're surrounded by things you used to pray for.

The people around you are changing you, whether you choose it or not.

Stop postponing the person you plan to become.