Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
EPICTETUSYou 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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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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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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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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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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It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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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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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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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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Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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