Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
EPICTETUSMen are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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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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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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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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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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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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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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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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