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"The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things."
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"If you do not have Joy, there will be nothing for you to remember."
"Remember the botched brothel-visit in L'Education sentimentale and remember its lesson. Do not participate: happiness lies in the imagination, not the act. Pleasure is found first in anticipation, later in memory."
"Happiness is there when you express kindness, compassion, and unconditional love and fill yourself with bliss and joy."
"But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads."
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"When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!'."
"No greater 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."
"I cannot call somebody 'hard-working' knowing only that they read and write. Even if 'all night long' is added, I cannot say it " not until I know the focus of all this energy."
"It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting."
"Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed."
"It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it."
"Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them."
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