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Choose the life that is noblest, for custom can make it sweet to thee.

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Epictetus
Philosopher
Epictetus of Hierapolis
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As in walking it is your great care not to run your foot upon a nail, or to tread awry, and strain your leg so let it be in all the affairs of human life, not to hurt your mind or offend your judgment. And this rule, if observed carefully in all your deportment, will be a mighty security to you in your undertakings.
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It is not my place in society that makes me well off, but my judgements, and these I can carry with me... These alone are my own and cannot be taken away.
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Your master is he who controls that on which you have set your heart or wish to avoid.
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What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others.
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