People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
EPICTETUSWe should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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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 man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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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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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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