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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.

Epictetus

I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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Attitude Damage Laugh Live Thinking
The best place to get help is from yourself.
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Confidence Help Inspirational One Liner Place Yourself
Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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Account Giving Inspirational Life Positive
In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
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Goals Influence Lie Life Please Purpose
Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
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Demand Happen Inspirational Satisfaction
It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Deep Expectation People Reality Yourself
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Content Fools Improvement Stupid Want
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Explanation Express Philosophy
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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Alone Appearance Impression Life People Strength
Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Harmony Inspirational Live Nature Rule
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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Defeat Fear Gain Seek Truth Victory
Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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Acceptance Demand Expectation Happen Peace Possible
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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Bad Believe Goodness Improvement One Liner
Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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Average Blame Character Foolish People Wise
People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Disturb Human Nature Imagination People
He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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Greedy Happiness Human Nature Life

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