Books are the training weights of the mind.
EPICTETUSWhen 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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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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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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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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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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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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