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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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Only the educated are free.
EPICTETUS

Education Freedom One Liner
Difficulty shows what men are.
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Character Difficult Men One Liner
It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
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Attitude Control Death Fear Nature Terrible
When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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Angry Fault Forget Man Offend Study Yourself
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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Control Expectation Inspirational Life Value
It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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Deep Expectation People Reality Yourself
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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Bad Believe Goodness Improvement One Liner
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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Aspire Extraordinary Inspirational Time Vague Wise
If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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Freedom Inspirational Let Go Life Live Sorrow
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
Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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Effort Exercise Motivational One Liner Outcome Work Hard
Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Consider Listen Need Philosophy Practice
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
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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Beyong Cease Happiness Let Go Power Worry
We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Believe Confidence Faith Inspirational Time
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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Believe Motivational Yourself

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