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Epictetus Quote - Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.

Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.

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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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Attitude Concern Human Nature People Thinking
Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Goodness Inspirational Life Seek Wisdom Yourself
If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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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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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Harmony Inspirational Live Nature Rule
Difficulty shows what men are.
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Only the educated are free.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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Goodness Learning Manner Speak
Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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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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