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Epictetus Quote - Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.

Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.

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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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Essense Happiness Inspirational Man Philosophy Possible
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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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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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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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.
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Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
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Aspiration People Regard Spiritual Superior Yourself
Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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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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Attention Character Giving Inspirational Ourselves
Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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Abandonment Break Up Let Go Togetherness Worth
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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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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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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Behaviour Circumstance Expectation People Understand Wisdom
No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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Business Entrepreneur Giving Inspirational Patience Time

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