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Epictetus Quote - What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.

What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.

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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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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 better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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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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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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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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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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