The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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Sickness is a hindrance to the body, but not to the will, unless the will consent. Lameness is a hindrance to the leg, but not to the will. Say this to yourself at each event that happens, for you shall find that though it hinders something else it will not hinder you....
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.
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One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
Epictetus
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