The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
EPICTETUSHe is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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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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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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