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.
EPICTETUSAuthentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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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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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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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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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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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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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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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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