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The way to Succeed

 Dear Friends, 

Almost 2000 years back, the Greek philosopher Epictetus 

wrote about the way to Succeed 

please hear it from the Master himself:

"If you do not choose to desire that

which you will fail to obtain

Nor attempt that into which you will fall

Desire nothing - that belongs to or in power of others

and Avoid anything that are not in your power

If you observe the rules above

you must of necessary succeed! 

(For what is Success ? Success is but Peace of Mind! )"


Epictetus continues:

"Difficulties of People are about external things

their helplessness is about external things

what shall I do?

How will it turn out?

Will this happen? Will that?

all these are words of those who are turning 

themselves into things 

which are not within the power of the will!

rather a Man who asks himself

How shall I don't assent to that what which is false?

How shall I not turn away from the Truth?

a man of such good disposition -is never anxious

for the thing is in his Power! "