There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
- Epictetus
We often find ourselves feeling the need to have great possessions, but if we have fewer wants, we are able to focus more deeply on achieving those wants. Because what is having great possessions when you are unable to achieve your goals? True wealth comes not from possessions, but from achieving our goals.
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It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
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Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.
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Happiness is a function of accepting what is.
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The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow
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