When you are about to say something, ask yourself, 'Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?'
Stoic philosopher, former slave
Fragments (common attribution, less certain of exact phrasing)
c. 108 AD
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"The greater part of what we say and do is unnecessary, and if a man would cut it out, he would have more leisure and less disturbance."
Humorous"Do not be surprised if you are sometimes troubled by external things; for it is not the things themselves that trouble you, but your judgment about them."
Shocking"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself; if it be a lie, laugh at it."
Strange & Unusual"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."
Controversial"Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they do happen, and your life will go well."
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