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Epictetus Quotes: Men are not influenced by things but by their thoughts about things.
         

Men are not influenced by things but by their thoughts about things.


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Men are not influenced by things but by their thoughts about things.
         



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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

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Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

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