Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
EPICTETUSWe suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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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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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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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don’t be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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