There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
EPICTETUSMan is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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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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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.
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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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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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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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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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