Men are disturbed, not by things that happen, but by their opinion of things that happen.
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First say to yourself what you would be, then do what you have to do.Epictetus
Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be or they neither are, nor appear to be or they are, and do not appear to be or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise mans task.
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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Shall I show you the sinews of a philosopher 'What sinews are those' A will undisappointed evils avoided powers daily exercised careful resolutions unerring decisions.
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Remember that you are an actor in a play, and that the Playwright chooses the manner of it If he wants you to act a poor man you must act the part with all your powers and so if your part be a cripple or a magistrate or a plain man. For your business is to act the character that is given you and act it well. The choice of the cast is Anothers.
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Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
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