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Epictetus Quote - First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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Every difficulty in life presents us with an opportunity to turn inward and to invoke our own submerged inner resources. The trials we endure can and should introduce us to our strengths.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
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To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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