He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for… — Epictetus

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• A wise man does not grieve for what he has not, but rejoices for what he has.

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• It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

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• Men are disturbed, not by things, but by the principles and notions which they form concerning things.

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• You can be invincible, if you enter into no contest in which it is not in your power to conquer.

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