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If a man could be persuaded that he is akin to God, he would not think of himself as worthless or mean.
Epictetus · Discourses · paraphrase
What it means today

How you see your own nature determines how you carry yourself. The person who believes they have a share of the divine does not treat themselves as worthless — and does not act like it either.

Try this todayCarry yourself today as someone of real worth, because you are.
Today’s questionAm I treating myself as less than I am?
#self-worth#nature#dignity
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