Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
EPICTETUSAnything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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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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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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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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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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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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