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.
EPICTETUSDon’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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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 evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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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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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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