<b “The Philosophers say that there are gods, and that their will directs the universe. The more important lesson is to discover the nature of the gods. Upon discovering that nature, a man would please the gods by making his own nature like unto the gods’. If the divine is faithful, he must also be faithful; if free, he must also be free; if beneficent, he must also be beneficent; if magnanimous, he must also be magnanimous. Thus to make the gods’ nature one’s own, a man must imitate them in every thought, word, and deed”. -Epictetus (i could do an entire series on just Epictetus quotes, guy was a badass and definitely knew the truth)
