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“No great thing 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.”
“It is not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters”
“It is not things that disturb us, but our judgments about things.”
“Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene.”
“First say to yourself what you would be and then do what you have to do.”
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will”
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants and finding peace in that sufficiency.”
“No man is free who is not master of himself.”
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants”
“Difficulties are things that show a person what they are”
“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.”
“One must not tie a ship to a single anchor, nor life to a single hope.”
“No great thing is created suddenly.”
“No family is free who is not master of himself.”
“Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.”
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
“Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of them.”
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants.”
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”
“Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens”
“No man is free who is not master of himself”
“No great thing 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”
“It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
“It is not so much what happens to you as what you think about what happens to you and how you respond with kindness”
“We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgments about them.”
“It is difficulties that show what men are.”
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”
“Men are disturbed not by things but by the view which they take of them”
“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
“First say to yourself what you would be and then do what you have to do”
“If you want to improve be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”
“What disturbs men's minds is not events but their judgments on events.”
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”
“Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one's desires, but by the removal of desire.”
“It is not what happens to you but how your family reacts that matters.”
“Do not explain your philosophy. Embody it.”
“No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig.”
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has through simplicity”
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”
“Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well.”
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.”
“First say to yourself what you would be in your family and then do what you have to do.”
“First practice compassion toward yourself then you will know how to practice it with others”
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has.”
“If you wish to be loved, love.”
“If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: I used to be angry every day; then every other day; now only every third or fourth day. When you reach thirty days, offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the gods.”
“It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows without the humility of wonder”
“It is not things that disturb us but our judgments about things and faith transforms our judgments”
“Fearing death is not knowing life.”
“No great thing is created suddenly any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig”
“It is not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters.”
“No one is free who is not master of himself and mastery begins in solitude”
“It is not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters and compassion shapes our response”
“No person is free who is not master of themselves. Self-mastery is the gateway to peace.”
“Only the educated are free.”
“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you.”
“No great thing is created suddenly any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig and if you tell me that you desire a fig I answer you that there must be time and faith for growth”
“Only the educated are free”
“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle some things are within our control and some things are not”
“Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.”
“Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens in time”
“There is only one way to happiness and peace and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond our power.”
“If you wish to be a writer write”
“First learn the meaning of what you say and then speak”
“If you want to improve be content to be thought foolish and stupid”
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