"The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."

Experience

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The theme of experience is universal, yet Epictetus manages to capture its essence in a uniquely profound way. Taking a moment to internalize this can shift our mindset, reminding us that our perspective on experience often shapes our reality.

About Epictetus

Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery at Hierapolis, Phrygia and lived in Rome until his banishment, after which he spent the rest of his life in Nicopolis in northwestern Greece.

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"When you master your attention, you master your entire perception of reality. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

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"If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother."

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"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that authenticity is the rarest and most beautiful asset."

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"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest Second, by imitation, which is easiest and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

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"The great living experience for every man is his adventure into the woman. The man embraces in the woman all that is not himself, and from that one resultant, from that embrace, comes every new action."

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