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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.

Epictetus

If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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Bad Believe Goodness Improvement One Liner
Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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Arise Control Neglect Power Suffering Try
It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
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Body Cure Die Live Necessary Soul
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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Evil Laugh Speak True Yourself
It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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Abundance Die Fear Hunger Live Trouble
A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Anchor Hope Inspirational Life Ride Ship
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Content Fools Improvement Stupid Want
Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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Control Hold Inspirational Positive Stop True
When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
EPICTETUS

Angry Fault Forget Man Offend Study Yourself
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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Acceptance Attitude Happen Ignorance Power
Difficulty shows what men are.
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Character Difficult Men One Liner
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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Aspiration People Regard Spiritual Superior Yourself
It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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Death Depression Fear Love Pain
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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Attention Belong Business Concern Focus True
The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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Essense Happiness Inspirational Man Philosophy Possible
We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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Event Judgement Life Live Suffering

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