"First practice compassion toward yourself then you will know how to practice it with..." - Epictetus

💗 Compassion

“First practice compassion toward yourself then you will know how to practice it with others”

— Epictetus

Self-compassion is the training ground for universal compassion.

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“Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene.”

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