Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
EPICTETUSSmall-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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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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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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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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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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