As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations tob e induced to rise, but immediately shines and is saluted by all, so do you also not wait fo… - Epictetus

Even as the Sun doth not wait for prayers and incantations to
rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so thou also wait
not for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do thy duty;
nay, do good of thine own accord, and thou wilt be loved like the
Sun.

Even as the Sun doth not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so thou also wait not for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do thy duty; nay, do good of thine own accord, and thou wilt be loved like the Sun.

Understand what freedom really is and how it is achieved. Freedom isn’t the right or ability to do whatever you please. Freedom comes from understanding the limits of our own power and the natural limits set in place by divine providence. By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free. If, on the other hand, we succumb to our passing desires for things that aren’t in our control, freedom is lost.

جسدك نفسه ليس ملكك كما تظن. إنه ترابٌ وهدفٌ للإعاقة والقهر. وليس بوسعك أن تملكه إلا بوصفه حمارًا يحمل أثقالًا، وعُرضةً لأن يؤخذ منك في أي لحظة. وإذا كان هذا حال الجسد فما بالك بمتعلقاته التي نتزود بها من أجله؛ الكساء والغذاء والمأوى …؟ فلتكن فيها أزهد من زهدك فيه. إنها متعلقات الحمار.

If you want to improve, you must be content to be thought foolish and stupid.