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Epictetus say that everything has two handles, one by which it can be borne and one which it cannot. If your brother sins against you, he says, don't take hold of it by the wrong he did you but by the fact that he's your brother. That's how it can be borne.

Epictetus say that everything has two handles, one by which it can be borne and one which it cannot. If your brother sins against you, he says, don't take hold of it by the wrong he did you but by the fact that he's your brother. That's how it can be borne.

Approximate author period: c. 1941 AD · modern

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Anne Tyler
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Approximate author period: c. 1941 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Anne Tyler: documented birth year 1941; activity date not established. Wikidata Q235615, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235615 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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