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" "He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
Epictetus (c. 55 – c. 135 AD), born a slave, was a Greek Stoic philosopher. His words were recorded by his student Arrian in the Discourses and Enchiridion written in the early 2nd-century.
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Muista, että olet näyttelijä näytelmässä, joka on ohjaajan tahdon mukainen. Jos hän haluaa lyhyen näytelmän, se on lyhyt, jos pitkän, se on pitkä. Jos hän haluaa sinun näyttelevän kerjäläistä, pidä huoli, että näyttelet senkin roolin lahjakkaasti. Tee samoin, jos hän haluaa sinun näyttelevän raajarikkoa, virkamiestä tai maallikkoa. Sinun tehtäväsi on näytellä hyvin annettu rooli, mutta roolin valitseminen on toisen tehtävä.