Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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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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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
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