It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
EPICTETUSAll religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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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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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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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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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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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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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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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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