Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
EPICTETUSAll philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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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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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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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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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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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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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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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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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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Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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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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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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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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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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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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