Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
EPICTETUSKnow you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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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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