The Enchiridion by Epictetus translated by William Abbot Oldfather (1928) 8-21
Bonus:
Summary: Focus on what is under your control. (These are gonna get repetitive.)
Commentary:
8. Don't wish to have a great day, wish to have the day you're going to have. (I had a teacher that liked to say this. I think it's silly.)
9. Only let things limit you in the ways they actually do, not by discouraging you.
10. Before you face a problem, think about what you need to use to overcome it.
11. You don't "lose" things, you "give them back." (This is like my uncle who wouldn't let us say characters died in video games. They just lost their turn.)
12. Better to have peace of mind/a clean conscious than to worry about physical things.
13. Get comfortable looking like an idiot sometimes. Admit you don't know things.
14. Nothing is perfect/eternal. Focus on only things you can control. Your desires are your master.
15. Wait your turn, take things politely, decline what you don't want.
16. Number 5, but for other people. Be sympathetic, but not empathetic.
17. All the world's a stage. (Also, play your own part, not someone else's)
18. Don't believe in bad luck.
19. If you control the outcome, you can never lose.
20. Number 5, but for when people are mean to you.
21. Memento mori.
In general, a little repetitive, but mostly good advise.
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