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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.

Epictetus

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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Defeat Fear Gain Seek Truth Victory
No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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Business Entrepreneur Giving Inspirational Patience Time
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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Character Determination Imagination Personality Role Model Yourself
Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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Arise Control Neglect Power Suffering Try
We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Believe Confidence Faith Inspirational Time
Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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Angry Disturb Master Permit Person Yourself
When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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Attention Character Giving Inspirational Ourselves
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Control Freedom Goals Life Win Worth
Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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Moments Patience Reaction Situation Try Yourself
He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Greedy Happiness Human Nature Life
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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One Liner Philosophy Reality Sustain
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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Attitude Concern Human Nature People Thinking
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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Going Man Philosophy Wisdom World
No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Finding Healing Inspirational Person Yourself
The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Happiness Liberty Life People Right Truth
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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Alone Appearance Impression Life People Strength

Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.

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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.

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