Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
EPICTETUSIt is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of 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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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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Difficulty shows what men are.
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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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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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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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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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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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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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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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