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“No man is free who is not master of himself.” — Epictetus

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“The mob is a dangerous master. They demand what they do not understand.” — Seneca

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“You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul.” — Marcus Aurelius

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“A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it.” — Marcus Aurelius

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“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, who is poor.” — Seneca

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“A person should aim not to seem learned, but to be so.” — Musonius Rufus

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“If a man does not know to which port he is sailing, no wind is favorable.” — Seneca

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“Do not be surprised that a fig tree produces figs, nor the world produces turmoil. To expect otherwise is foolish.” — Marcus Aurelius

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“The mind must be given relaxation—it will arise better and keener after resting.” — Seneca

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“I do what is mine to do. The rest doesn’t disturb me.” — Marcus Aurelius

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“A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.” — Epictetus

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“What we do now echoes in eternity.” — Marcus Aurelius

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“Choice, not chance, determines your destiny.” — Aristotle

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“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.” — Seneca

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“An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.” — Cato

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“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.” — Seneca

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The moment you think you’ve made it, you’ve lost. The moment you stop listening, stop learning, stop questioning—that’s when your downfall begins. Epictetus said, “It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” Stay humble. Stay a student. Stay grounded.

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One day, you will take your last breath. Maybe today. Maybe decades from now. That’s not meant to scare you. It’s meant to wake you up. Seneca said, “You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.” Stop wasting time on trivial things. Live with urgency.

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Life will test you. Things won’t go your way. You’ll face obstacles, setbacks, and betrayals. The Stoics didn’t complain about this. They welcomed it. Seneca: “Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”

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“No man can escape his destiny, the next inquiry being how he may best live the time that he has to live.” — Marcus Aurelius

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“It is not length of life, but depth of life that matters.” — Plutarch

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“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” — Socrates

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“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” — Mark Twain

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The older I get, the more I realize that I am not in control of everything—and that’s okay.

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“The only source of knowledge is experience.” — Albert Einstein

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“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” — Seneca

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“The universe is my homeland, and its citizens are my brothers and sisters.” — Epictetus

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You don’t control the economy. You don’t control other people’s opinions. You don’t control fate. But you DO control how you respond. You control your effort. Your discipline. Your attitude. That’s Stoicism in a nutshell. Focus on what you can control. Let go of the rest.

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Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.

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"Nowhere you can go is more peaceful, more free of interruptions, than your own soul." — Marcus Aurelius

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“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality." — Seneca

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You are not your resume, your bank account, your outfit, or your car. You are your habits. You are what you repeatedly do.

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“When I see an anxious person, I ask myself, what do they want? For if a person wasn’t wanting something outside of their own control, why would they be stricken by anxiety?” — Epictetus

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"The greatest remedy for anger is delay." — Seneca

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What’s the price of conformity?

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Is forgiveness a weakness or a strength?

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"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." — Nelson Mandel

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What’s the biggest lie society has sold you?

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"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way." — Marcus Aurelius

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What’s the one thing you need to let go of?

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Stop wishing and start DOING

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