The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
EPICTETUSNature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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 not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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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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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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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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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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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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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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