As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations tob e induced to rise, but immediately shines and is saluted by all, so do you also not wait for clappings of hands and shouts of praise tob e induced to do good, but be a doer of good voluntarily and you will be beloved as much as the sun. Epictetus
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  2. Yours is the light by which my spirit's born: - you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars. - E.e. Cummings

  3. Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns it calls me on and on across the universe. - John Lennon

  4. Love, that moves the sun and the other stars - Dante Alighieri

  5. To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. - David Viscott

More Quotes By Epictetus
  1. Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.

  2. No man is free who is not master of himself.

  3. If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.

  4. Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

  5. Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to...

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