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Quote of the day 09/14/23

From Epictetus: “In literature, too, it is not great achievement to memorize what you have read while not formulating an opinion of your own.”

From Epictetus: “Who, then, is the invincible human being? One who can be disconcerted by nothing that lies outside the sphere of choice.”

From Epictetus: “When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval.”

From Epictetus: “Restrict yourself to choice and refusal; and exercise them carefully, with discipline and detachment.”

From Epictetus: “Don’t put your purpose in one place and expect to see progress made somewhere else.”

From Aristotle: “Quality is not an act, it is a habit.”

From Plato: “Every soul is deprived of the truth against its will.”

From Benjamin Franklin: “Hide not your Talents, they for Use were made. What’s a Sun-Dial in the shade!”

From Benjamin Franklin: “When you’re good to others, you’re best to yourself.”

From Benjamin Franklin: “What you seem to be, be really.”