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" It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows. "
Epictetus
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" No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. "
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" If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible. "
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" If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother. "
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" Difficulties are things that show a person what they are. "
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" If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked. "
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You
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" If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it. "
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Who
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