People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
EPICTETUSThere is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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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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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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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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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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