No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
EPICTETUSIn 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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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 people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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