Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
EPICTETUSGive me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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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.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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