You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
EPICTETUSThe essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don’t be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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He 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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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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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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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