Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
EPICTETUSIt is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
More Epictetus Quotes
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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