Epictetus

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"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."	Knowledge, Men, Wisdom
"Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant."	Hope, Ignorance, Stupidity
"The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things."	Happiness, Joy, Life
"No man is free who is not master of himself."	Freedom, Liberty, Men
"A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings."	Fear
"All philosophy lies in two words: Sustain and Abstain."	Lies
"Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life."	Hope, Life, Wishing
"We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ought to be educated, but we should rather believe the philosophers who say that only the educated are free."	Education, Freedom, Liberty
"We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak."	Miscellaneous
"Difficulties are things that show what men are."	Adversity, Difficulty, Men
"Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to an humble and grateful mind."	Miscellaneous
"Practise yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things; and thence proceed to greater."	Excellence
"To a reasonable creature, that alone is insupportable which is unreasonable; but everything reasonable may be supported."	Ability
"Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle."	Miscellaneous
"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. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."	Ambition, Desires, Excellence
"There are some things which men confess with ease, and others with difficulty."	Adversity, Difficulty, Men
"In every affair consider what precedes and what follows, and then undertake it."	Miscellaneous
"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."	Miscellaneous
"Everything has two handles,--one by which it may be borne; another by which it cannot."	Miscellaneous
"There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will."	Happiness, Joy, Power
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Fear	Freedom	Happiness
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Knowledge	Learning	Liberty
Lies	Life	Memory
Men	Miscellaneous	Power
Reading	School	Stupidity
Teaching	Time	Wants
Wisdom	Wishing	Worrying