To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
EPICTETUSMan is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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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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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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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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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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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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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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