The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. ― Epictetus

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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. ― Epictetus

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Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself. ― Epictetus

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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows. ― Epictetus

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Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it. ― Epictetus

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It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. ― Epictetus

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Surely it is time for Jews, worried over the huge growth of Arabs in Israel, to consider finishing the exchange of populations that began 35 years ago. - Meir Kahane

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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak. ― Epictetus

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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. ― Epictetus

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Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others. ― Epictetus

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