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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.

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Epictetus
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Epictetus of Hierapolis
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Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.
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Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.
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Every place is safe to him who lives with justice.
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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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With ills unending strives the putter off.
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It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.
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It is not events that disturb the minds of men, but the view they take of them.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Embrace reality. Think about what delights you - the small luxuries on which you depend, the people whom you cherish most. But remember that they have their own distinct character, which is quite a separate matter from how we happen to regard them.
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Seek not good from without seek it within yourselves, or you will never find it.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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