If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
EPICTETUSTo live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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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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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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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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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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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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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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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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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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