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“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”— Epictetus
“Joy, feeling one's own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul.”— Maria Montessori
“Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more than a dream.”— Mary Wollstonecraft
“You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.”— Epictetus
“Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.”— Epictetus
“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can't control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible.”— Epictetus
“Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.”— Epictetus
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”— Epictetus
“When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it. It is not the things that disturb us, but our interpretation of their significance. Things and people are not what we wish them to be nor are they what they seem to be. They are what they are.”— Epictetus
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