When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
EPICTETUSSeek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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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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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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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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