If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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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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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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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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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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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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