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I’m the captain of my own destiny, and while I can’t control what happens to me, I’m in total control of how I react to what happens to me.”
“If we can focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control and what parts are not, we will not only be happier, we will have a distinct advantage over other people who fail to realize they are fighting an unwinnable battle.”
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
“Knowledge—self-knowledge in particular—is freedom.”
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
“Apocryphal stories have grown up about Douglas Adams’s almost superhuman ability to miss deadlines. Upon close inspection, they all appear to be true.”
― Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
― Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“And also don’t forget, the reason opportunity is often missed is that it usually comes disguised as hard work.”
― Trial
― Trial
“The single most important practice in Stoic philosophy is differentiating between what we can change and what we can’t.”
― The Daily Stoic
― The Daily Stoic
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