Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
EPICTETUSNo matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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He 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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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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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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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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