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Epictetus Quote - The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

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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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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Acceptance Heaven Life Man Religion Tolerance
A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Anchor Hope Inspirational Life Ride Ship
We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Believe Confidence Faith Inspirational Time
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Difficult Motivational Pilot Reputation Skill Storm
Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Consequences Fulfillment Happiness Positive
Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Effort Exercise Motivational One Liner Outcome Work Hard
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Explanation Express Philosophy
No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Advantage Change Happen Inspirational Matter Power
No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Finding Healing Inspirational Person Yourself
You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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Attention Choose Expose Giving Self Love Yourself
Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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Control Hold Inspirational Positive Stop True
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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Going Man Philosophy Wisdom World
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Content Fools Improvement Stupid Want
Don’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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Acceptance Demand Expectation Happen Peace Possible
Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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Arise Control Neglect Power Suffering Try
Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
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Breathe Conservation Eat God Preference Thinking
Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Believe Beyond Control Freedom Happiness Win
All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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One Liner Philosophy Reality Sustain
No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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Business Entrepreneur Giving Inspirational Patience Time
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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Happen Hustle Motivational Philosophy Power Work Hard
When 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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Attention Character Giving Inspirational Ourselves
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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Adversity Difficult Finding Friendship Prosperity
No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Freedom Himself Inspirational Master One Liner
Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Believe Healing One Liner Recover Ruin
Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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Account Giving Inspirational Life Positive
Do not try to seem wise to others.
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Inspirational Life One Liner Try Wise
If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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Evil Laugh Speak True Yourself

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