Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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More Epictetus Quotes
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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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 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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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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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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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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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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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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