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Epictetus Quote - The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.

The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.

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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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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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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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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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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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