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Endure and abstain; these two words contain the whole of the art of living.
Epictetus · Discourses · paraphrase
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Two disciplines: bear what comes, and do without what is not yours. Together they cover most of life. Endure the hard, and abstain from the harmful.

Try this todayPractice one of these two today — endure something, or abstain from something.
Today’s questionWhich do I need today — to endure, or to abstain?
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