Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
EPICTETUSWe all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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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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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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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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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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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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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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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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Give 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 demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
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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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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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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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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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