Do not try to seem wise to others.
EPICTETUSIt 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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Only the educated are free.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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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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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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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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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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