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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.

Epictetus

We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Believe Confidence Faith Inspirational Time
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Difficult Motivational Pilot Reputation Skill Storm
Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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Moments Patience Reaction Situation Try Yourself
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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Attitude Concern Human Nature People Thinking
When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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Acceptance Attitude Happen Ignorance Power
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
Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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Choice Consent Control Healing Hurt Inspirational
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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Going Man Philosophy Wisdom World
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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Company Friendship Key People Presence
We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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Carry Focus Greatness Inspirational Need Seed
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Difficult Motivational Pilot Reputation Skill Storm
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
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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Goodness Learning Manner Speak
It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Deep Expectation People Reality Yourself
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Control Freedom Goals Life Win Worth
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Explanation Express Philosophy

Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.

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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.

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