Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
EPICTETUSTentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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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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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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