"On the occasion of every accident that befalls you..." — Epictetus

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On the occasion of every accident that befalls you ... inquire what power you have for turning it to use.

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Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50–c. 138) · 0050-0138 · 121 kata bijak

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 ...

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Thomas Jefferson

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The second office in the government is honorable and easy the first is but a splendid misery.

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Karl Von Clausewitz

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If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.

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Richard Feynman

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I think a power to do something is of value. Whether the result is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how it is used, but the power is a value.

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Richard Trumka

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I do believe that freedom isn't free - but today the corporate and political right wing is trying to cheapen this truly American value. They've been cynically using the word 'freedom' to rally the American public against its own best interests.

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Jalaluddin Rumi

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And so it is, that both the Devil and the angelic Spirit present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice. There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing objects of desire, it grows stronger.

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