You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
EPICTETUSKeep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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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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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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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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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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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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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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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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