Desire and happiness cannot live together.
EPICTETUSFreedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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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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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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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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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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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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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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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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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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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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