Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
EPICTETUSNo man is free who is not master of himself.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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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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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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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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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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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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Difficulty shows what men are.
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Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
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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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