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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.

Epictetus

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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Goals Influence Lie Life Please Purpose
To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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Deed Inspirational Life Live Virtue
It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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Attitude Control Death Fear Nature Terrible
Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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Appearance Done Goodness Inspirational Man Sake
When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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Attention Character Giving Inspirational Ourselves
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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Alone Appearance Impression Life People Strength
No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Finding Healing Inspirational Person Yourself
Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Authentic Condition Happiness Independence Inspirational
Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Inspirational Life One Liner Try Wise
We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
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Avoid Body Pralysis Soul Trouble
Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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Abandonment Break Up Let Go Togetherness Worth
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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Going Man Philosophy Wisdom World
Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Consider Listen Need Philosophy Practice
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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Attention Belong Business Concern Focus True
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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One Liner Philosophy Reality Sustain
We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Believe Confidence Faith Inspirational Time

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