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.
EPICTETUSIt 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 matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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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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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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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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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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