Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
EPICTETUSSeek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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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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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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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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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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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 people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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