It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
EPICTETUSIt is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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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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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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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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