It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, whi... - Epictetus
"It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous -- even death is terrible only if we fear it."
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"Only the educated are free."
"If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone."
"Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope."
"We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope."
"Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening."