Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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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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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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Only the educated are free.
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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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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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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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