It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
EPICTETUSWhen we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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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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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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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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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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