The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
EPICTETUSThe best place to get help is from yourself.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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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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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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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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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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When 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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