7 Pearls of Wisdom - Epictetus


	7 Pearls of Wisdom - Epictetus

willhelm

2-24-2008 4:16 PM

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2-24-2008 5:56 PM

bignosemousie

“It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.”

So great!

2-24-2008 7:44 PM

willhelm

“It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.”

My favorite.

2-25-2008 12:23 AM

arifsali

Can't shoot down the messenger, so here's my pop.

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