If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
EPICTETUSNo matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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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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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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