Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
EPICTETUSEvents do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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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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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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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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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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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.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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