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"Practice yourself in little things and thence proceed to greater."
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"Polish you potentials so as to shine your credentials."
"Good could become the enemy of the best. That best is possession."
"Infinite growth of material consumption in a finite world is an impossibility."
"Growth occurs when we discover how to remain authentically ourselves in the presence of potentially threatening things. Maturity is the possession of coping skills: we can take in our stride things that previously would have knocked us off course. We are less fragile, less easily shocked and hence more capable of engaging with situations as they really are."
"Similar to a how a flower grows incrementally, people also blossom in stages. As we age, we expand our knowledge of how the world works and how other people respond to our deeds. We also expand our language skills in order to communicate both our thoughts and feelings."
"Life and calling are founded on relationships with other people."
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"When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!'."
"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."
"It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting."
"Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed."
"Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them."
"To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete."
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