Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
EPICTETUSIt is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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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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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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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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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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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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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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Only the educated are free.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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