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.
EPICTETUSFreedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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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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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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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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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 is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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