First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
EPICTETUSIt is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
More Epictetus Quotes
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If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
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Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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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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Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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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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Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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