Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
EPICTETUSIt is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
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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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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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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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