All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
EPICTETUSDon’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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Only the educated are free.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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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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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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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.
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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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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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