Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
EPICTETUSKnow you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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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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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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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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Difficulty shows what men are.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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