Quotemeal: Jun. 3rd, 2013

Monday, June 3, 2013

"I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose."
— Epictetus

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Illustration of Epictetus — "I am always content with what happens; for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose."

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