Quote by Epictetus

"If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labor passes quickly, but the good endures; if you do something shameful in pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure passes quickly, but the shame endures."

Epictetus Work
Stoic Philosopher Greek-Roman 50–135

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