First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
EPICTETUSProgress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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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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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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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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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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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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Only the educated are free.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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