Epictetus
Philosopher
"Any person capable of angering you becomes your master."
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Masters
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Moliere
Playwright, Actor
"Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were."
D. A. Carson
Theologian
"The aim is never to become a master of the Word, but to be mastered by it."
Francis Bacon
Philosopher, Statesman
"Money is a great servant but a bad master."
Anais Nin
Writer, Diarist
"Pain is something to master, not to wallow in."
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"Only those who want nothing are masters of Nature."
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"You are my creator, but I am your master; Obey!"
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"He who masters the grey everyday is a hero."
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"Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature."
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"Masters runners fare best when they designate every third week as a recovery week."
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"For man is man and master of his fate."
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"The Jews are the master robbers of the modern age."
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"Most novices picture themselves as masters - and are content with the picture. This is why there are so few masters."
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"Words are good servants but bad masters."
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"You are the Master, the mind is your servant. That is the correct relationship."
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"Experience is the best of school masters, only the school fees are heavy."
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"Drunken Master (the first one). If I hadn't seen this movie, I would never have come up with Dragonball."
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"The man who can master his time can master nearly anything."
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"The Master was entirely free from four things: prejudice, foregone conclusions, obstinacy, and egoism."
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"Still, when all is said, somewhere one must belong: even the soaring falcon returns to its master's wrist."
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"So you have to be your own teacher and your own disciple, and there is no teacher outside, no saviour, no master; you yourself have to change, and therefore you have to learn to observe, to know yourself. This learning about yourself is a fascinating and joyous business."
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"He who pretends to be either painter or engraver without being a master of drawing is an imposter."
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"I have only one counsel for you - be master."
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"I will have here but one mistress and no master."
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"If you don't master money, it's going to master you."
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