Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
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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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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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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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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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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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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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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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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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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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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