All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
EPICTETUSDon’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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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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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Only the educated are free.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don’t be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.
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Men are not troubled by things themselves, but by their thoughts about them.
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It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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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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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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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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