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Epictetus Quote - Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.

Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.

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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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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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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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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Authentic Condition Happiness Independence Inspirational
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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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Finding Healing Inspirational Person Yourself
It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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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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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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