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Quote of Epictetus - If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and...
Biography - Epictetus:
*Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: 50 - Died: 125
Period:
2nd century
1st century
Place of birth: Turkey
Born: 50 - Died: 125
Period:
2nd century
1st century
Place of birth: Turkey
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If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it.
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Quotes about happiness:
Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.
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Quotes about perfection:
It seems that perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
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Quotes about virtue:
Recommend virtue to your children it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience.
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Quotes for: progress
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world : the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
The real democratic progress is not to lower the level of the elite toward that of the crowd, but to raise that of the crowd toward the elite.
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Quotes about peace:
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
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Epictetus also said...
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