We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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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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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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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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 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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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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