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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.

Epictetus

When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
EPICTETUS

Angry Fault Forget Man Offend Study Yourself
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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Freedom Inspirational Let Go Life Live Sorrow
In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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Adversity Difficult Finding Friendship Prosperity
Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.
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Endure Introduce Life Opportunity Resource Strength
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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Acceptance Attitude Happen Ignorance Power
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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Attention Belong Business Concern Focus True
A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Anchor Hope Inspirational Life Ride Ship
It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
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Business Finish Motivational Patience Start Success
Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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Ears Giving Hear Nature Speak Tongue
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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Going Man Philosophy Wisdom World
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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Evil Laugh Speak True Yourself
It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Deep Expectation People Reality Yourself
It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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Death Depression Fear Love Pain
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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Attention Choose Expose Giving Self Love Yourself
Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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Account Giving Inspirational Life Positive
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Content Fools Improvement Stupid Want

In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.

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