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.
EPICTETUSFreedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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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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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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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’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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