Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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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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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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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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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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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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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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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 more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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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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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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