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Chapter 8
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[8.1] μὴ ζήτει τὰ γινόμενα γίνεσθαι ὡς θέλεις, ἀλλὰ θέλε τὰ γινόμενα ὡς γίνεται καὶ εὐροήσεις.
Mouseia
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[8.1] Do not seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go smoothly.
Mouseia
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[8.1] Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to. Instead, want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well.