Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.
EPICTETUSGive me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account!
More Epictetus Quotes
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things.
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He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.
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No man is free who is not master of himself.
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Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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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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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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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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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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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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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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Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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