Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.Epictetus
“Don't demand that things happen as you wish, but wish that they happen as they do happen, and you will go on well.”
Stoic philosopher · 50 – 135
Epictetus was a Greek-born slave in Rome who won his freedom and became one of the most influential Stoic teachers. His Discourses and the handbook known as the Enchiridion teach that freedom lies in mastering one's own judgments and desires.
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