Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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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’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 impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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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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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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