The student of philosophy is a private, the advancing Stoic is a non-commissioned officer, and the philosopher is the combat officer. (Location 156)

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There are things which are within our power, and there are things which are beyond our power. Within our power are opinion, aim, desire, aversion, and, in one word, whatever affairs are our own. Beyond our power are body, property, reputation, office, and, in one word, whatever are not properly our own affairs. (Location 195)

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Remember that desire demands the attainment of that of which you are desirous; and aversion demands the avoidance of that to which you are averse; that he who fails of the object of his desires is disappointed; and he who incurs the object of his aversion is wretched. (Location 214)

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if you desire any of the things not within our own power, you must necessarily be disappointed; (Location 218)

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Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of things. (Location 234)

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It is the action of an uninstructed person to reproach others for his own misfortunes; of one entering upon instruction, to reproach himself; and one perfectly instructed, to reproach neither others nor himself. (Location 236)

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Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. (Location 250)

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