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It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.

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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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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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If your heart is quite set upon a crown, make and put on one of roses, for it will make the prettier appearance.
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Here is the beginning of philosophy: a recognition of the conflicts between men, a search for their cause, a condemnation of mere opinion .. . and the discovery of a standard of judgement.
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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control
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Things themselves don't hurt or hinder us. Things simply are what they are. How we view these things is another matter.People think what they will think it is of no concern to us.
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It is my business, to manage carefully and dexterously whatever happens
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Do not so much be ashamed of that disgrace which proceeds from men's opinion as fly from that which comes from the truth.
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Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.
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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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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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If anyone should tell you that a particular person has spoken critically of you, don't bother with excuses or defenses. Just smile and reply, I guess that person doesn't know about all my other faults. Otherwise, he wouldn't have mentioned only these.
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We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them.
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If you wish to be a writer, write.
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We can't control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
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What is yours is to play the assigned part well. But to choose it belongs to someone else
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What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this.
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-….when things seem to have reached that stage, merely say “I won’t play any longer”, and take your departure but if you stay, stop lamenting.
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