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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.

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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.

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