Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
EPICTETUSFirst say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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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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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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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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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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