No man is free who is not master of himself.
EPICTETUSImagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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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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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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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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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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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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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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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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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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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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