Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
EPICTETUSIt’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
More Epictetus Quotes
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.
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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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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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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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