A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
EPICTETUSFreedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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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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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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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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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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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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Only the educated are free.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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