In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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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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 man is free who is not master of himself.
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You 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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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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