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DOUBTFUL AND SPURIOUS FRAGMENTS
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From Epictetus
We ought neither to fasten our ship to one small anchor nor our life to a single hope.
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From the same
We ought to measure both the length of our stride, and the extent of our hope, by what is possible.
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From Epictetus
It is much more necessary to cure the soul than the body; for death is better than a bad life.
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From the same
Those of our pleasures which come most rarely give the greatest delight.
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From the same
If a man should overpass the mean, the most delightful things would become least delightful.
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