Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
EPICTETUSYou can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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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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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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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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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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