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Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

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Epictetus
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Epictetus of Hierapolis
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It is not my place in society that makes me well off, but my judgements, and these I can carry with me... These alone are my own and cannot be taken away.
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It is not the events but our viewpoint toward events that is the determining factor. We ought to be more concerned about removing wrong thoughts from the mind than removing tumors and abscesses from the body.
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Not things, but opinions about things, trouble men.
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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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If you wish to be a writer, write.
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On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use.
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In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any action, but our inward opinions and principles.
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What really frightens and dismays us is not external events themselves, but the way in which we think about them. It is not things that disturb us, but our interpretation of their significance.
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Your master is he who controls that on which you have set your heart or wish to avoid.
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If someone irritates you, it is only your own response that is irritating you. Therefore, when anyone seems to be provoking you, remember that it is only your judgment of the incident that provokes you. -
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Opportunity beckons more surely when misfortune comes upon a person than it ever does when that person is riding the crest of a wave of success. It sharpens a person's wits, if that person will let it, enabling him or her to see more clearly and evaluate situations with a more knowledgeable judgment.
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No living being is held by anything so strongly as its own needs.
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Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things, and thence proceed to greater.
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I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?
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Envy is the antagonist of the fortunate.
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In order to please others, we loose our hold on our life's purpose.
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Act your part with honor.
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When one maintains his proper attitude in life, he does not long after externals.
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What is death? A scary mask. Take it off-see, it doesn't bite.
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If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault, for God made all men to be happy.
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