Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
EPICTETUSNature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
More Epictetus Quotes
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome.
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.
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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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Only the educated are free.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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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 is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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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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Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.
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You become what you give your attention to. If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.
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Ruin and recovering are both from within.
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Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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