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Epictetus Quote - What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.

What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.

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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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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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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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Only the educated are free.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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