Epictetus

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"A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings."	Fear
"All philosophy lies in two words: Sustain and Abstain."	Lies
"Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to an humble and grateful mind."	Miscellaneous
"Appear to know only this,--never to fail nor fall."	Failure, Knowledge, Wisdom
"Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant."	Hope, Ignorance, Stupidity
"Difficulties are things that show what men are."	Adversity, Difficulty, Men
"Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remember that God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil."	Adversity, Difficulty, Memory
"Everything has two handles,--one by which it may be borne; another by which it cannot."	Miscellaneous
"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."	Miscellaneous
"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."	Knowledge, Men, Wisdom
"In every affair consider what precedes and what follows, and then undertake it."	Miscellaneous
"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."	Knowledge, Learning, Men
"Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives them."	Men
"No great 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."	Ambition, Desires, Excellence
"No man is free who is not master of himself."	Freedom, Liberty, Men
"Only the educated are free."	Education, Freedom, Liberty
"Practise yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things; and thence proceed to greater."	Excellence
"Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle."	Miscellaneous
"Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life."	Hope, Life, Wishing
"The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things."	Happiness, Joy, Life
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Fear	Freedom	Happiness
Hope	Ignorance	Joy
Knowledge	Learning	Liberty
Lies	Life	Memory
Men	Miscellaneous	Power
Reading	School	Stupidity
Teaching	Time	Wants
Wisdom	Wishing	Worrying