Ruin and recovery are alike from within.
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If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it.Epictetus
People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Any person capable of angering you becomes your master. He can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
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Fortify yourself with moderation for this is an impregnable fortress.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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