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" "فرقٌ بين أن تدَّخر الخبز والنبيذ كما في مستودع، وبين أن تأكل. إن ما تأكله يُهضَم ويُتمَثَّل ويُصبح أعصابًا، لحمًا، عظامًا، دمًا، لونًا صحيًّا، نفسًا صِحِّيًّا.
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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If some pleasure is promised to you and it seductively calls to you, step back and give yourself some time before mindlessly jumping at it. Dispassionately turn the matter over in your mind: Will this pleasure bring but a momentary delight, or real, lasting satisfaction? It makes a difference in the quality of our life and the kind of person we become when we learn how to distinguish between cheap thrills and meaningful, lasting rewards.