Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.
EPICTETUSNo man is free who is not master of himself.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.
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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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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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We suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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Only the educated are free.
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