The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
EPICTETUSThe people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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Only the educated are free.
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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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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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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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