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.
EPICTETUSSuffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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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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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don’t be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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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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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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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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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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