No man is free who is not master of himself.
EPICTETUSIt is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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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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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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Difficulty shows what men are.
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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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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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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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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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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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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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