No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
EPICTETUSMen are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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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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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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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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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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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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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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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 not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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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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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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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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