The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
EPICTETUSPeople are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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