Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
EPICTETUSDifficulty shows what men are.
More Epictetus Quotes
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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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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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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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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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 greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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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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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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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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No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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