What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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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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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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
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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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Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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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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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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