It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
EPICTETUSIt is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.
EPICTETUSNo great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
EPICTETUSHe who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
EPICTETUSWhat concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
EPICTETUSYou can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
EPICTETUSWealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
EPICTETUSProgress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.
EPICTETUSDon’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
EPICTETUSAll philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
EPICTETUSBooks are the training weights of the mind.
EPICTETUSAuthentic happiness is always independent of external conditions.
EPICTETUSSuffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.
EPICTETUSThere is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
EPICTETUSTentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
EPICTETUSKeep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
EPICTETUSNo matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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