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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.

Epictetus

No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
EPICTETUS

Finding Healing Inspirational Person Yourself
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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Acceptance Attitude Happen Ignorance Power
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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Attention Belong Business Concern Focus True
All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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Acceptance Heaven Life Man Religion Tolerance
He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Greedy Happiness Human Nature Life
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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Beyong Cease Happiness Let Go Power Worry
Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Believe Healing One Liner Recover Ruin
It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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Body Goodness Heart Inspirational Look Soul
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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Freedom Inspirational Live Right Satisfaction
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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Defeat Fear Gain Seek Truth Victory
Only the educated are free.
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Education Freedom One Liner
We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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Character Control Effort Impression
Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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Accident Achievement Improvement Inspirational Luck Progress
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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Happiness Liberty Life People Right Truth
Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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Alone Appearance Impression Life People Strength
Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.

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