It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
EPICTETUSDon’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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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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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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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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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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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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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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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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