You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
EPICTETUSOther people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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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 not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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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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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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