It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
EPICTETUSIf 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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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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Only the educated are free.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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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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Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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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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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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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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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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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