We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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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When 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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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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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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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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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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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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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