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When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!’.
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What disturbs people's minds are not events but their judgments on events.
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And have you not received faculties which will enable you to bear all that happens to you? Have you not received greatness of spirit? Have you not received courage? Have you not received endurance?
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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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An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame another or himself.
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Ask yourself: Does this appearance (of events) concern the things that are within my own control or those that are not? If it concerns anything outside your control, train yourself not to worry about it.
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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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Act your part with honor.
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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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To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable, or easy.
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In theory there is nothing to hinder our following what we are taughtbut in life there are many things to draw us aside.
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Never depend on the admiration of others for self-satisfaction. It is a fact of life that other people, even people who love you, will not necessarily agree with your ideas, understand you always, or share your enthusiasms.
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The universe is but one great city, full of beloved ones, divine and human, by nature endeared to each other.
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I am always content with what happens for I know that what God chooses is better than what I choose.
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Men are not afraid of things, but of how they view them.
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Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, and desires and the demons that distract us from these goals. Outside of our control are such things as what kind of body we have, whether or not we are born into wealth, and how we are regarded by others.
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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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When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need have they of light to see what you are doing?
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As a man, casting off worn out garments taketh new ones, so the dweller in the body, entereth into ones that are new.
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Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.
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To know that you do not know and to be willing to admit that you do not know without sheepishly apologizing is real strength and sets the stage for learning and progress in any endeavor.
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