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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.

Epictetus

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
EPICTETUS

Handle Happen Inspirational Matter Reaction
The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
EPICTETUS

Happiness Liberty Life People Right Truth
No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
EPICTETUS

Finding Healing Inspirational Person Yourself
It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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Attitude Control Death Fear Nature Terrible
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
I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
EPICTETUS

Attitude Damage Laugh Live Thinking
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
EPICTETUS

Believe Motivational Yourself
We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Believe Confidence Faith Inspirational Time
Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Believe Beyond Control Freedom Happiness Win
Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Believe Healing One Liner Recover Ruin
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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Beyong Cease Happiness Let Go Power Worry
It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
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Business Finish Motivational Patience Start Success
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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Aspire Extraordinary Inspirational Time Vague Wise
It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Deep Expectation People Reality Yourself
Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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Attitude Inspirational Men Thinking Trouble
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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Demand Happen Inspirational Satisfaction

Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.

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