A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
EPICTETUSThe world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
More Epictetus Quotes
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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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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
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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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We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
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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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Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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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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