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... possible to become habituated to any thing good if a person is not habituated by reason ( by teaching ) ; in power indeed the habit ( practice ) has the advantage over teaching , for habit ( practice ) is more efficacious in leading a ...
... possible to become habituated to any thing good if a person is not habituated by reason ( by teaching ) ; in power indeed the habit ( practice ) has the advantage over teaching , for habit ( practice ) is more efficacious in leading a ...
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... possible that things so wonderful and like the contrivances of art should exist by chance and from their own proper motion " ? It is enough for animals to do what their nature leads them to do without understanding why they do it . But ...
... possible that things so wonderful and like the contrivances of art should exist by chance and from their own proper motion " ? It is enough for animals to do what their nature leads them to do without understanding why they do it . But ...
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... possible for us not to be hindered as to these things by externals ? " He says again ( Encheirid . 1 ) : " Of things some are in our power , and others are not . In our power are opinion , movement towards a thing , desire , aversion ...
... possible for us not to be hindered as to these things by externals ? " He says again ( Encheirid . 1 ) : " Of things some are in our power , and others are not . In our power are opinion , movement towards a thing , desire , aversion ...
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... possible that a man like himself , who is houseless and has nothing can live happily ? The answer is , See , God has sent you a man to show you that it is possible . The man has no city , nor house , he has nothing ; he has no wife ...
... possible that a man like himself , who is houseless and has nothing can live happily ? The answer is , See , God has sent you a man to show you that it is possible . The man has no city , nor house , he has nothing ; he has no wife ...
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... possible , for the purpose of preserving them as memorials to myself afterwards of the thoughts and the freedom of speech of Epictetus . Accordingly , the Dis- courses are naturally such as a man would address with- out preparation to ...
... possible , for the purpose of preserving them as memorials to myself afterwards of the thoughts and the freedom of speech of Epictetus . Accordingly , the Dis- courses are naturally such as a man would address with- out preparation to ...
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