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Epictetus Quote - If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

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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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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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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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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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