He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
EPICTETUSHappiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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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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Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.
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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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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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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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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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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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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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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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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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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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