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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.

Epictetus

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
EPICTETUS

Believe Motivational Yourself
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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Attention Choose Expose Giving Self Love Yourself
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.
EPICTETUS

Aspiration People Regard Spiritual Superior Yourself
Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
EPICTETUS

Choice Consent Control Healing Hurt Inspirational
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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Angry Disturb Master Permit Person Yourself
Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
EPICTETUS

Account Giving Inspirational Life Positive
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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Bad Believe Goodness Improvement One Liner
Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
EPICTETUS

Attention Belong Business Concern Focus True
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Difficult Motivational Pilot Reputation Skill Storm
Do not try to seem wise to others.
EPICTETUS

Inspirational Life One Liner Try Wise
The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
EPICTETUS

Happiness Liberty Life People Right Truth
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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Company Friendship Key People Presence
No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Finding Healing Inspirational Person Yourself
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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Behaviour Circumstance Expectation People Understand Wisdom
Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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Arise Control Neglect Power Suffering Try
Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
EPICTETUS

Attitude Inspirational Men Thinking Trouble

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