First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
EPICTETUSHe who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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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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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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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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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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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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Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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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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