It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
EPICTETUSPeople are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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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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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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