People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
EPICTETUSDifficulty shows what men are.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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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 not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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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 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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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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Difficulty shows what men are.
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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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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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