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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Epictetus

People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Disturb Human Nature Imagination People
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Control Expectation Inspirational Life Value
You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don’t be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.
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Concern Creation Giving Motivational Watch Work
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Important Philosophy Silence Speak Wisdom
It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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Body Goodness Heart Inspirational Look Soul
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Difficult Motivational Pilot Reputation Skill Storm
You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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Control Happiness Inspirational Life Power Secret
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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Defeat Fear Gain Seek Truth Victory
Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Consequences Fulfillment Happiness Positive
By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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Acceptance Fight Freedom Life Limitation Work
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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Attitude Damage Laugh Live Thinking
Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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Alone Appearance Impression Life People Strength
It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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Aspire Extraordinary Inspirational Time Vague Wise
Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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Desire Happiness Live One Liner Togetherness
We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Believe Confidence Faith Inspirational Time
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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Company Friendship Key People Presence

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

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