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Epictetus Quote - We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.

We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.

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We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
EPICTETUS

Avoid Body Pralysis Soul Trouble
Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Goodness Inspirational Life Seek Wisdom Yourself
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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Concern Creation Giving Motivational Watch Work
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Control Expectation Inspirational Life Value
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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Behaviour Circumstance Expectation People Understand Wisdom
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Content Fools Improvement Stupid Want
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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Business Finish Motivational Patience Start Success
You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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Control Happiness Inspirational Life Power Secret
We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Believe Confidence Faith Inspirational Time
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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Grief Happiness Man Rejoice Satisfaction Wise
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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Attitude Concern Human Nature People Thinking
Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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Control Hold Inspirational Positive Stop True
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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Breathe Conservation Eat God Preference Thinking
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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Happen Hustle Motivational Philosophy Power Work Hard
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Control Freedom Goals Life Win Worth
When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
EPICTETUS

Angry Fault Forget Man Offend Study Yourself

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