All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
EPICTETUSWe suffer not from the events in our lives but from our judgement about them.
More Epictetus Quotes
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
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If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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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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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
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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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It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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