If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
EPICTETUSIt is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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