Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
EPICTETUSSeek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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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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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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