What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
EPICTETUSWhen 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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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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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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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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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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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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