We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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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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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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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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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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