Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
EPICTETUSProgress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
More Epictetus Quotes
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When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.
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It’s so simple really: If you say you’re going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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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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Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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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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Only the educated are free.
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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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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
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When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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