What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
EPICTETUSHe 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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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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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Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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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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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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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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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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