In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.
EPICTETUSDon’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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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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Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
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It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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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 consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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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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